The novel “The Wrath of Dionysus” was recognized as the most widely read book of the 1910s. Written as the diary of an artist, it tells the story of a young woman who leaves St. Petersburg for the Caucasus to meet the family of the husband she loves. A romance that blossoms on the road with a chance fellow traveler forces the heroine to choose between her previous love and her passion for the new acquaintance.