One of the most popular and widely read classics of French literature, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) in this volume is represented by his debut novels - Gan Icelander and Bug-Jargal. Both works were created in the 20s of the XIX century, when their young author had not yet crossed the threshold of twenty years, both are interesting not only from the point of view of the evolution of Hugo himself, striking with his early talent, and subsequently with creative longevity, but also in the context of the formation of a genre so relevant to modern literature as a historical novel.