Sue

su, Eugene (1804-1857), a French novelist. His father was a physician of Paris. Sue was educated for medicine and served in the army and navy as a surgeon. In 1829 he came into wealth by the death of his father, and henceforth devoted himself to writing novels. His noted works are The Mysteries of Paris and The Wandering Jew. The former deals with the wicked ways of a wicked city. The latter is a powerful description of the supposed wanderings and adventures of a Jew, unable to die, forbidden to rest, and condemned to move on for one thousand years. The tale is founded on the legend of the Jew who refused to permit Christ to rest a moment when toiling along bearing His cross to the place of crucifixion.