Victor Hugo’s novel “Ninety-Three” is dedicated to the dramatic events of the French Revolution. The action takes place in 1793, when a civil war unfolds in France between revolutionaries and royalists. The narrative centers on the confrontation between two strong personalities: the convinced Republican Gauvain and the royalist Marquis de Lantenac. The author masterfully depicts the tragedy of revolutionary terror, posing eternal questions to the reader about the price of human life, justice, and mercy.