The Wandering Jew

In the first half of the 19th century, Eugène Sue immortalized the legend of the Wandering Jew in this long novel, written between 1844 and 1845. He later serialized it, a highly successful story for the newspaper *Le Constitutionale*, which published it in installments.

*The Wandering Jew* tells the story of an old French Protestant family, descendants of the Wandering Jew, condemned by Christ to eternal wandering and the spread of cholera, who were subsequently exiled to various parts of the world. One hundred and fifty years later, only seven descendants remain, the sole heirs to a vast inheritance. To claim it, each must possess a bronze medal bearing two inscriptions indicating the date and place of their meeting. The Society of Jesus, eager to seize this inheritance, sought to use every means, both covert and violent, to eliminate all legitimate heirs (except the missionary) and prevent them from being in Paris on the appointed date.