Ninety-Third Year. The Workers of the Sea

Victor Hugo is one of the most famous French writers, the author of the novels "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame," "Les Misérables," and "The Man Who Laughs." Hugo's works are marked by a wealth of creative imagination, their plots are complex, and their resolutions are dramatic, with the characters' feelings being strong and tragic. This edition includes two novels and a story that can be placed alongside the most celebrated books of the author. "Ninety-Third Year" is Victor Hugo's last novel, dedicated to the Great French Revolution. Mercy and terror, honor and betrayal, blind faith, the challenge of death, bloody clashes, repentance, doom, and triumph - such is the rebellious world of this magnificent book. The adventure novel "The Workers of the Sea" tells the story of a lonely fisherman who challenged the forces of nature. The book concludes with the story "The Last Day of the Condemned," which brought the author worldwide recognition.

The texts are printed with numerous illustrations by French artists: Émile Bayard, Charles Bourdin, Gustave Brion, Daniel Vierge, Paul Gavarni, Jules Férat, and others, as well as color illustrations by the Russian artist Pyotr Pynkevich.