About the book: 2011 / Eugene Sue (real name Marie-Joseph; 1804–1857) is a French writer. Born into the family of a famous surgeon who served at Napoleon's court. In 1825–1827 Xiu, as a military doctor, participated in naval expeditions of the French fleet, including the bloody Battle of Navarino. As a writer, Xiu began in 1832 with adventure sea novels, and later moved on to historical novels; followed by household (sometimes called "salon"). But it was his later famous socially adventurous novels “Parisian Mysteries” and “The Eternal Jew” that brought him real literary fame. The novels “The Sea Robber” and “Plik and Plok” were created by the writer at the very beginning of his creative career. Already in them, Eugene Sue showed himself to be a fascinating storyteller, showing rich imagination in describing the sea and everyday life at sea. Colonial expansion (the capture of Algeria, etc.) aroused in the 30s. XIX century keen interest in exotic countries. All this ensured the success of Xiu's adventure novels, where proud, vain individuals, mysterious villains and insanely brave sea wolves act against the backdrop of tropical landscapes. (version 1.2)