The novel by Carlo Pazero de Corneliano (1790-1845) is one of the outstanding educational novels of the XVIII century and is adjacent to 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 life story and recreated the picture of his wanderings through countries and centuries from ancient Greece and Rome to Modern times. The Appendix to the book contains legends about the Eternal Jew, reflected in medieval literature and folklore.