A dandy story for all horse lovers and worthy rival to Marguerite Henry's enormously successful King of the Wind . Ms. Henry based her story on this very book, written in 1846 by French author and sportsman Eugene Sue. Here now is Alex de Jonge's immensely readable translation of the original tale—an imaginative mixture of fact and legend recreating the life of the Godolphin Arabian and his constant companion, Grimalkin the cat.

The Pocket Bible; or, Christian the Printer: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century is a novel written by Eugène Sue, a French author known for his works in the genres of melodrama and social realism. This particular novel explores themes of religious persecution and the struggle for religious freedom during the tumultuous period of the 16th century, particularly focusing on Protestantism and the Protestant Reformation.

The first new translation in over a century of the brilliant epic novel that inspired Les MisérablesSensational, engrossing, and heartbreaking, The Mysteries of Paris is doubtless one of the most entertaining and influential works to emerge from the nineteenth century. It was one of France’s first serial novels, and for sixteen months, Parisians rushed in droves to the newsstands each week for the latest installment. Eugène Sue’s intricat...

The novel spans several volumes and is known for its intricate and complex plot, which combines elements of adventure, historical fiction, and social commentary. It is set in various locations, including France, Italy, and the Middle East, and it follows a wide cast of characters.One of the central characters in "The Wandering Jew" is Ahasuerus, who is the titular "Wandering Jew." According to legend, Ahasuerus is a figure who is cursed to wander the Earth for eternity due to his mistreatm...

The novel spans several volumes and is known for its intricate and complex plot, which combines elements of adventure, historical fiction, and social commentary. It is set in various locations, including France, Italy, and the Middle East, and it follows a wide cast of characters.One of the central characters in "The Wandering Jew" is Ahasuerus, who is the titular "Wandering Jew." According to legend, Ahasuerus is a figure who is cursed to wander the Earth for eternity due to his mistreatm...

"Eugene Sue" is not credited with a series called "The Iron Pincers" or "The History of a Proletarian Family Across the Ages." Eugene Sue was a French author known for his works of fiction, particularly his serialized novels that often exposed social injustices and advocated for the rights of the working class.One of Eugene Sue's most famous works is "Les Mystères de Paris" ("The Mysteries of Paris"), which was serialized in the mid-19th century and is considered one of the earliest exampl...

"Mysteries of Paris" is one of the earliest examples of the urban mystery novel and one of the most significant works of 19th-century French literature. The story is set in the dark and seedy underworld of Paris and explores the social injustices, crime, and suffering of the city's inhabitants, particularly the working-class and the poor. The novel delves into the lives of its various characters, highlighting the stark contrast between the privileged and the destitute.The central character...

According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Marie Eugène Sue (20 January 1804 – 3 August 1857) was a French novelist… His naval experiences supplied much of the materials of his first novels, Kernock le pirate (1830), Atar-Gull (1831), La Salamandre (2 vols., 1832), La Coucaratcha (4 vols., 1832-1834), and others, which were composed at the height of the Romantic movement of 1830. In the quasi-historical style he wrote Jean Cavalier, ou Les Fanatiques des Cevennes (4 vols., 1840) and Lautréaumont (2 v...

According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Marie Eugène Sue (20 January 1804 – 3 August 1857) was a French novelist… His naval experiences supplied much of the materials of his first novels, Kernock le pirate (1830), Atar-Gull (1831), La Salamandre (2 vols., 1832), La Coucaratcha (4 vols., 1832-1834), and others, which were composed at the height of the Romantic movement of 1830. In the quasi-historical style he wrote Jean Cavalier, ou Les Fanatiques des Cevennes (4 vols., 1840) and Lautréaumont (2 v...

The Wandering Jew (French: Le Juif errant) is an 1844 novel by the French writer Eugène Sue. Complete Edition in One Volume.The prologue of the text describes two figures who cry out to each other across the Bering Straits. One is the Wandering Jew, the other his sister, Hérodiade. The Wandering Jew also represents the cholera epidemic— wherever he goes, cholera follows in his wake.The Wandering Jew and Hérodiade are condemned to wander the earth until the entire Rennepont ...

Popular 19th century French novel, in English translation. All six volumes in a single file. According to Wikipedia: "Joseph Marie Eugene Sue (20 January 1804 – 3 August 1857) was a French novelist… He was strongly affected by the Socialist ideas of the day, and these prompted his most famous works, the "anti-Catholic" novels: Les Mystères de Paris (10 vols., 1842-1843) and Le Juif errant (tr. "The Wandering Jew") (10 vols., 1844-1845), which were among the most popular specimens of the ro...

The novel spans several volumes and is known for its intricate and complex plot, which combines elements of adventure, historical fiction, and social commentary. It is set in various locations, including France, Italy, and the Middle East, and it follows a wide cast of characters.One of the central characters in "The Wandering Jew" is Ahasuerus, who is the titular "Wandering Jew." According to legend, Ahasuerus is a figure who is cursed to wander the Earth for eternity due to his mistreatm...