"In the space of several months, the book was reprinted a dozen times; it was translated into ten languages; there were no fewer than seven operas based on its story, and twice as many dramatic adaptations; and it was the subject of innumerable songs, parodies, paintings and lithographs.The success of his next three novels, "Le Renégat" in 1822, "Ipsiboé" in 1823, and "L'Étrangère" in 1825, was almost as great.