Derleth intended this series to comprise up to 50 novels telling the projected life-story of the region from the 19th century onwards, with analogies to Balzac's Human Comedy and Proust's Remembrance of Things Past.
Derleth envisioned a series of 50 novels that would depict the historical development of the region, mirroring the scope and ambition of Balzac's Human Comedy and Proust's Remembrance of Things Past.