«Notre Dame de Paris: The Hunchback of Notre Dame» by Victor Hugo
«Notre Dame de Paris: The Hunchback of Notre Dame» by Victor Hugo
English | ISBN: 9782291062653 | EPUB | 0.7 MB
English | ISBN: 9782291062653 | EPUB | 0.7 MB
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.