About the book: year / Helen Franklin, an inconspicuous Englishwoman, lives in Prague, makes a living by translating and has been keeping some terrible secret for twenty years. Her secret, it would seem, is destined to remain in the past, but everything changes when, through Karel, one of her few friends, a strange confession falls into the hands of Helen. Having first read the story of Melmoth the Witness - a frightening figure from ancient legends, doomed to forever wander the earth and observe people's sins - Helen is convinced that it is just a fairy tale. But Karel suddenly disappears, and Helen herself discovers that someone is stalking her, and that’s when Melmoth’s existence begins to seem less incredible to her. The famous legend of Melmoth has been exciting the imagination of both readers and writers for centuries. Many generations have read Charles Maturin's classic novel Melmoth the Wanderer, and here is a new version of the great story, and even performed by one of the best English writers.