About the book: year / The novel by Carlo Pasero de Corneliano (1790–1845) stands in the series outstanding educational novels of the 18th century and adjoins the genre of the travel novel, which was embodied in the works of Fielding, Smollett, Montesquieu and others. The main figure of the novel is the Eternal Jew, who himself compiled his own biography and recreated the picture of his wanderings through countries and centuries from ancient Greece and Rome before modern times. The Appendix to the book contains legends about the Eternal Jew, reflected in medieval literature and folklore.