The novel “Parisian Mysteries” by the famous French writer Eugene Sue will capture the attention of readers with a fascinating plot. The characters in the book are people from the Parisian slums and people from high society. The complex relationships between the characters, egoism and nobility are the leitmotif of the work, which has become a significant phenomenon in the literature of the 19th century. “On November 13, 1838, on a cold rainy evening, a man of athletic build in a well-worn blouse crossed the Seine along the Pont de Change and delved into the labyrinth of dark, narrow, winding the streets of the Cité, which stretches from the Palais de Justice to Notre Dame Cathedral. Although the Palais de Justice quarter is small and well guarded, it serves as a refuge and meeting place for all Parisian intruders. There is something strange, or rather fatal, in the fact that this formidable tribunal, which sentences criminals to prison, hard labor and the scaffold, attracts them to itself like a magnet...”