Although this comic contains many anachronisms, "Around the World in 80 Days" (a book I loved as a kid) was published in 1872 in France. A Russian language edition followed in 1873, so it's very likely someone like the Boyar might have it in his library in 1881.
Author Jules Verne, however, was neither a rabbi nor a Talmudic scholar. That's simply sarcasm :)
Think STRANGER THINGS meets FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (but without the songs)... PALE OF SETTLEMENT is a YA fantasy set in 1881, after the assassination of Czar Alexander II (which really happened!). And after evil Cossacks kidnap a rabbi with a dark secret, it'll be up to his daughter to find the legendary Golem and save her dad... and the entire Russian empire. Along the way, she'll encounter monsters, magic... and romance!
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