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Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo

Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885

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"Notre-Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo is a French Gothic novel published in 1831. Set in 15th-century Paris, it tells the tragic story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, the beautiful Romani dancer Esmeralda, and the obsessed Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Their intertwined fates unfold against the backdrop of the magnificent cathedral itself. A cornerstone of Romanticism featuring impossible love and marginalized characters, the novel also served as Hugo's passionate plea for preserving France's endangered Gothic architecture. ... Read more

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AuthorHugo, Victor, 1802-1885
TitleNotre-Dame de Paris
NoteWikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame
CreditsProduced by Chuck Greif and ebooksgratuits.com
Reading LevelReading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
LanguageFrench
LoC ClassPQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
SubjectRomances
CategoryText
eBook-No.19657
Release DateOct 29, 2006
CopyrightPublic domain in the USA.
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