"The rays of sunlight passing over Lotte's diaphanous beauty lacked the
power to color her whiteness. 'May God have pity on us!' stammered the
nurse. 'She was like that when I saw her for the first time.' In a voice
as sweet as a lullaby, Lotte murmured: 'My Father is coming.' " "The
Wandering Jew's Daughter anticipates later developments in popular
fiction, featuring an invulnerable but flawed hero who stops bullets and
blades with his body and gives succor to the wounded. The book adds
another item to an already-extensive catalogue of Féval's anticipations
of modern mythology."-Brian Stableford. Paul Féval (1816-1887) was the
author of numerous popular fantastic and crime novels such as Vampire
City, The Vampire Countess, Knightshade and John Devil. This edition
includes an authoritative introduction and historical notes by renowned
science fiction author Brian Stableford.