“The novel-feuilleton, which brought Eugene Sue fame both in his homeland and throughout Europe: Dostoevsky became engrossed in “Parisian mysteries”, inspired by them, Dumas began work on “The Count of Monte Cristo”, and Hugo - on the social epic “Les Miserables”. The plot centers on the noble aristocrat Rudolf, who finds himself in the criminal underbelly of Paris. No one suspects that he is the future monarch and is helping the unfortunate to escape in order to atone for the sins of his youth. The fates of the novel's heroes, heirs to the throne and representatives of the Parisian slums, are intertwined with criminal secrets. This is what Eugène Sue's Paris is filled with: lawlessness, drama, and at the same time humanity and romance.