August Šenoa began publishing this extensive historical novel of his in 1880 in Narodne novine. Death prevented Šena from completing this work. Based on his writings, the novel was continued and completed by Josip Eugen Tomić.
August Šenoa's historical novel, which was published in Vijenec in 1877, and was published as a book in 1878. The novel is subtitled "Historical Narrative XVI. century" so it can be seen as a historical monograph in the form of a novel.
Beljo earned the colorful nickname Tanga Boy posthumously. He stormed out of his fourth-floor apartment with a knife in his stomach, dressed only in thongs and disguised as a cat.