Jokai began publishing his works in the early 1840's. During the 1848 Revolution he worked as a journalist. Initially a romanticist in the French school, his work eventually became more of a realistic and personal nature. He became the most important Hungarian author of the 19th century. A prolific writer, his collected works fill more than 100 volumes, excluding his vast amount of journalistic work. His works deal primarily with historical issues and some of the best include The Day of Wrath (1850), The Golden Age of Transylvania (1852), Turkish World in Hungary (1853), A Hungarian Nabob (1854), Black Diamonds (1870), A Modern Midas (1884), Nameless Castle (1894) and Dr. Dumanany's Wife (1894). |
