Ernest Capandya was called the literary “son” of Dumas the elder and the “twin brother” of Dumas the younger. They predicted unprecedented fame and immortality for his novels. The Journal pourtous, where his books were published, sold an unprecedented number of copies. If Capandu had been as prolific as his “father” and “brother,” perhaps he would have become a symbol of French literature of the 19th century. But, alas, at the beginning of the 20th century they forgot about him. And now, 100 years later, France is again reading his mysterious and enigmatic novels. A new hero has appeared in Europe. Not Superman, not Batman, not Zorro, but no less noble and brave - the Knight in Black. “I became an instrument of justice of fate, punishing scoundrels who disdained human laws. I became a robber, terrorizing the city from sunset to sunrise, and during the day - a pious gunsmith! If my parents had not fallen victim to vile murderers, I would not have lived this way. But when I saw that my father was shamefully condemned and my mother strangled, I began a merciless war!