The book includes historical novels about events that took place in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. In the novel by J. Aunay, the action takes place in France immediately after the coup of the 18th Brumaire of 1799, when Bonaparte overthrew the Directory and proclaimed himself first consul. The events of the novel by K. Frenzel unfold somewhat later, in 1808, during the war between Austria and France. The book has everything that fans of the historical adventure genre love: conspiracies, espionage, palace intrigues, and love adventures.