The New Student's Reference Work/Sue, Marie Joseph Eugene

Sue (sū), Marie Joseph Eugene, a French writer, was born at Paris, Dec. 10, 1804. He practiced surgery for some years in the army, in Spain and at Navarino, using his experience in his novels. The Mysteries of Paris, a famous novel, was his first success. It was printed in 1842, and appeared first in The Journal of Debates. The Wandering Jew, with which Sue's name is most associated, was also printed first in a newspaper, and issued afterward in ten volumes. He later wrote Seven Capital Sins and Mysteries of the People. The last work was condemned by the court at Paris as immoral and seditious. In 1850 he was elected a deputy to the assembly, but went into exile after the accession of Napoleon III and died in Savoy, Aug. 3, 1857.