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"Notre-Dame de Paris - Tome 1" 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 tormented Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Their intertwined fates unfold against the backdrop of the iconic cathedral, exploring themes of obsession, unrequited love, and social outcasts. Written during cultural upheaval, Hugo's work championed the preservation of Gothic architecture while creating a timeless masterpiece of Romantic literature. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 |
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| Illustrator | Flameng, François, 1856-1923 |
| Title | Notre-Dame de Paris - Tome 1 |
| Original Publication | France: Hetzel-Quantin, 1880. |
| Series Title | Œuvres complètes de Victor Hugo - volume 20 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre-Dame |
| Credits | Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Romances |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 70891 |
| Release Date | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4016 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/70891