The Countess Cosel, a Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong

Popular 19th century historical novel. According to Wikipedia: "Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (Warsaw, 28 July 1812 – 19 March 1887, Geneva) was a Polish writer, historian and journalist who produced more than 200 novels and 150 novellas, short stories, and art reviews (including painters, e.g., Micha Kulesza.) He is best known for his epic series on the history of Poland, comprising twenty-nine novels in seventy-nine parts. As a novelist writing about Polish history, Kraszewski is generally regarded as second only to Henryk Sienkiewicz.”