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  Produced by David Widger and Pat Castevens

  THE WANDERING JEW

  By Eugene Sue

  A NOTE ON THE AUTHOR OF

  The Wandering Jew

  EUGENE SUE

  (1804-1857)

  Time and again physicians and seamen have made noteworthy reputations asnovelists. But it is rare in the annals of literature that a man trainedin both professions should have gained his greatest fame as a writer ofnovels. Eugene Sue began his career as a physician and surgeon, and thenspent six years in the French Navy. In 1830, when he returned to France,he inherited his father's rich estate and was free to follow hisinclination to write. His first novel, "Plick et Plock", met with anunexpected success, and he at once foreswore the arts of healing andnavigation for the precarious life of a man of letters. With varyingsuccess he produced books from his inexhaustible store of personalexperiences as a doctor and sailor. In 1837, he wrote an authoritativework on the French Navy, "Histoire de la marine Francaise".

  More and more the novel appealed to his imagination and suited his gifts.His themes ranged from the fabulous to the strictly historical, and hebecame popular as a writer of romance and fictionized fact. His plays,however, were persistent failures. When he published "The Mysteries ofParis", his national fame was assured, and with the writing of "TheWandering Jew" he achieved world-wide renown. Then, at the height of hisliterary career, Eugene Sue was driven into exile after Louis Napoleonoverthrew the Constitutional Government in a coup d'etat and had himselfofficially proclaimed Emperor Napoleon III. The author of "The WanderingJew" died in banishment five years later.

  Book I.

  Part First.--The Transgression. Prologue.--The Lands End of the World.I. MorokII. The TravellersIII. The ArrivalIV. Morok and DagobertV. Rose and BlancheVI. The SecretVII. The TravellerVIII. Extracts from General Simon's DiaryIX. The CagesX. The SurpriseXI. Jovial and DeathXII. The BurgomasterXIII. The JudgmentXIV. The DecisionXV. The DespatchesXVI. The Orders

  Book II.

  Interval.--The Wandering Jew's Sentence.

  XVII. The AjoupaXVIII. The TattooingXIX. The SmugglerXX. M. Joshua Van DaelXXI. The Ruins of TchandiXXII. The AmbuscadeXXIII. M. RodinXXIV. The TempestXXV. The ShipwreckXXVI. The Departure for ParisXXVII. Dagobert's WifeXXVIII. The Sister of the Bacchanal QueenXXIX. Agricola BaudoinXXX. The ReturnXXXI. Agricola and Mother BunchXXXII. The AwakeningXXXIII. The PavilionXXXIV. Adrienne at her ToiletXXXV. The Interview

  Book III.

  XXXVI. A Female JesuitXXXVII. The PlotXXXVIII. Adrienne's EnemiesXXXIX. The SkirmishXL. The RevoltXLI. TreacheryXLII. The SnareXLIII. A False FriendXLIV. The Minister's CabinetXLV. The VisitXLVI. PresentimentsXLVII. The LetterXLVIII. The ConfessionalXLIX. My Lord and Spoil-sportL. AppearancesLI. The ConventLII. The Influence of a ConfessorLIII. The Examination

  Book IV.

  Part Second.--The Chastisement.Prologue.--The Bird's-Eye View of Two Worlds.

  I. The MasqueradeII. The ContrastIII. The CarouseIV. The FarewellV. The FlorineVI. Mother Sainte-PerpetueVII. The TemptationVIII. Mother Bunch and Mdlle. De CardovilleIX. The Encounters--The MeetingXI. DiscoveriesXII. The Penal CodeXIII. Burglary