The Diamond Thieves with illustrations.

French writer Louis Boussenar is the author of numerous adventure novels that are on par with the best works of Jules Verne. Their distinctive features include a wealth of imagination, a sense of humor, the romance of distant lands, and extensive scientific material. «The Diamond Thieves» is the author's most famous novel, telling the adventures of three Frenchmen who embark on a deadly journey into the very heart of South Africa in hopes of seizing fabulous treasures. The novel has been published in Russian with many gaps, inaccuracies, and omissions. This edition presents an edited translation, carefully verified against the original. The publication is accompanied by magnificent original illustrations by Horace Castelli and Jules Férat, detailed commentary, and articles about the author's life and work. The book also includes several rarely published stories by Louis Boussenar.