Goldsmith's Gold, Šenoa's first and most famous historical novel, is considered the first modern novel in Croatian literature. August Šenoa himself is the most widely read Croatian writer of all time.
The young gentleman describes the life of chaplain Janko Lugarić, whose real name was Janko Puškarić (1801-1874), and he was a chaplain until his death in the parishes of Hrvatsko Zagorje, Pokuplje and Turopolje. Luka the Beggar is a novel by August Šenoa
"Conversation of the Pleasant People of Slovenia" is the book that was most often published before the national revival. It went through as many as seven editions until 1826, and for this reason it can be said that it is a true Croatian bestseller.