Publisher's Synopsis
This volume includes two novels by Eugène Sue, a prominent French novelist and social critic. The Mysteries of the People is a sprawling and ambitious work that explores the lives of various social classes in 19th-century Paris. The Executioner's Knife is a crime novel that follows the investigations of a detective into a series of brutal murders. Both works reflect Sue's commitment to social justice and his lively and engaging style.
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