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A novel from the era of the Kulturkampf in Germany, which depicts the suffering and resistance of a Catholic chaplain in conflict with the Bismarckian persecution of the Church, religious struggle and fidelity to ideals.
The Warmian Restoration (1860) is a humorous novel depicting the life of the Slovak nobility (zemans) in the 19th century, their petty intrigues, vanity, disputes over inheritance, and futile attempts to "restorate" the old, decaying nobility.
The book follows the life of young Eugénie, who grows up in a provincial French town in a strict and greedy family.
Under Nehaj (1892) is the second novel by Vjenceslav Novak and one of the key works of Croatian realism. In the edition edited by Slavko Ježić (the second volume of Collected Works), this "story from Senj life" provides a powerful picture of the writer's
Mark Twain worked in parallel on three mysterious manuscripts set in the past and in three different settings, with the same diabolically charming young Satan, after whose appearance among people, unusual supernatural events occur.
Through essays, reflections, and historical accounts, the author attempts to explain how past events have shaped the contemporary identity of peoples and societies in this region.