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  • Published: 15 July 2002
  • ISBN: 9780679642572
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $34.00
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Notre-Dame de Paris





Hugo's Gothic tale of Quasimodo

Set in medieval Paris, Victor Hugo’s powerful historical romance The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication in 1837. It tells the story of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo, who lusts after her. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, having fallen in love with the kindhearted Esmeralda, tries to save her by hiding her in the cathedral’s tower. When a crowd of Parisian peasants, misunderstanding Quasimodo’s motives, attacks the church in an attempt to liberate her, the story ends in tragedy.

  • Published: 15 July 2002
  • ISBN: 9780679642572
  • Imprint: Random House US Group
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • RRP: $34.00
Categories:

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