Le juif errant - Tome I

by Eugène Sue

"Le juif errant - Tome I" by Eugène Sue is a French novel published in serial form from 1844 to 1845. Seven descendants of a Protestant marquis must gather on a specific date in 1832 to claim a massive inheritance accumulated over 150 years. The Jesuits, seeking revenge for past wrongs, conspire to prevent the heirs from reaching Paris in time. Two immortal wanderers—the Wandering Jew and Herodiade—work to protect the scattered descendants from imprisonment, manipulation, and conspiracy across continents.