JOKAI, Maurus, Hungarian novel ist: b. Komorn, 19 Feb. 1825; d. Budapest, 5 May 1904. In 1846 he received his advocate's diploma, but never practised, and from a very early age devoted himself to literary work. In 1842 he produced a drama, 'The Jew Boy,' in 1846 his first novel, (Work-days,) was pub lished, and in 1847 he issued a collection of stories entitled 'Flowers of the Desert.' He served the cause of Hungarian independence in the revolutionary movement of 1848, and after its failure was a political suspect and that dur the p_eriod of his greatest literary produc tivity. His 'Revolution and Battle Pictures' appeared in 1849, and after that he devoted himself with extraordinary energy to journalis tic and literary work, producing in all more than 300 volumes. He was a member of the Hungarian Parliament and the recognized leader of the Liberal opposition after the restoration of the constitution, and in 1897 was appointed a life member of the House of Magnates. He was a successful newspaper editor continuously from 1858 till his death, his last paper being the Nemzet (Nation). He is best known by his numerous romances and novels. Among the latter are 'Transylvania's
Golden Age) (1851) ; 'The Man with Two Horns' (1852); 'The Turks in Hungary' (1852) ; 'A Hungarian Nabob) (1854) ; 'Kai-pithy Zoltan' (1855) • Fashions) (1861) ; 'The New Landlord) (1862) ; 'The New Landlord' (1865) ; 'The Romance of the Next Century' (1874); 'Our Days' (1881) ; 'The Man of Gold or A Modern Midas' (1886) ; 'There is no Devil' (1891) ; 'Dr. Dumany's Wife> (Eng. trans. 1891) ; 'In Love With the Czarina' (Eng. trans. 1894); 'The Nameless Castle' (Eng. trans. 1891) ; Green Book> (Eng. trans. 1897); 'The Lion of Janina' (Eng. trans. 1897) ; 'The Poor Pluto crats' (Eng. trans. 1899) ; 'Debts of Honor' (Eng. trans. 1900) ; 'The Baron's Son' (Eng. trans. 1900) ; 'The Day of Wrath' (Eng. trans. 1900). His best plays are 'King Kolomon' (1855) ; 'Manlius Sinister' (1856) •, (Georg Dozsa) (1858) ; 'The Martyrs of (1859), and 'Milton' (1878). His 'Political Poems) appeared in 1880. Consult Nevai, 'M. Jokai) (1894), and Temperley, 'Maurus Jokai and the Historical Novel,' in the 'Contem porary Review,' July 1904. See MAN OF GOLD, A.