Paul Féval — a French writer, author of popular adventure novels — was extremely famous during his lifetime, comparable to the fame of Dumas and Balzac. His 'cloak-and-dagger' novels, thanks to their extraordinary plots and the author's inexhaustible imagination, went through dozens of reprints and were translated into many languages of the world. This volume includes Féval's most famous novel about the adventures of the invincible Chevalier de Lagardère, 'The Hunchback, or The Little Parisian'. The reader will find here all the necessary features of an engaging adventure novel: the dynamism of the narrative, mysterious transformations, fierce duels, court intrigues, and, of course, romantic twists. The text of the novel is accompanied by numerous illustrations from original French editions of the 19th century.
