Translation from the original text by Diana Livesay, an independent journalist, translator, and animal lover from Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The author, Constantin Manolache (b. 1883) was a military prosecutor, chief of military justice, and professor at the University of Bucharest. After retirement, he became a writer. This volume contains an introduction by A.K. Brackob, a specialist in Romanian history, author of Mircea the Old and Scanderbeg: A History of George Castriota and the Albanian Resistance to Islamic Expansion in Fifteenth-Century Europe.

Olga Rogozenco is a talented young artist from Chisinau, Moldova. Her other works include illustrations for other Classics of Romanian Literature volumes, including A Bach Concert, Pirin Planin, and The Hatchet. The author, A.K. Brackob is specialist on East European history. His other books include Scanderbeg: A History of George Castriota and the Albanian Resistance to Islamic Expansion in the Fifteenth Century, and Mircea the Old: Father of Wallachia, Grandfather of Dracula. Ion Creanga (1837-1889) was a renowned Romanian writer and teacher, celebrated for his "Childhood Memories," novellas, and entertaining anecdotes. An essential figure in 19th-century Romanian literature.

George Topirceanu was a Romanian poet, short story writer, and humorist. In 1926, he was awarded the National Poetry Prize.,

Dr. A.K. Brackob is a noted specialist in the history of southeastern Europe. His other books include Scanderbeg: A History of George Castriota and the Albanian Resistance to Islamic Expansion in Fifteenth Century Europe.