The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) (US)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) Paperback – December 1, 2006 by Victor Hugo (Author), A. L. Alger (Translator), US.

A mad priest, a vagabond playwright, a social-climbing soldier, and a deformed bell-ringer -- all are captivated by a gypsy girl's beauty and charm. Two of them will betray her, but the others will remain loyal, even in the shadow of the gallows. These outlaws find sanctuary within the walls of medieval Paris' greatest monument, the grand Cathedral of Notre Dame.
What a beautiful thing Notre-Dame is! declared Gustave Flaubert of Victor Hugo's 1837 novel. Originally published as Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris), it was conceived as a story of the cathedral itself, which functioned as the passionate heart of fifteenth-century city life. But Hugo's human drama rivals the Gothic masterpiece for dominance. Drawn with humor and compassion, his characters endure, both in literary history and in readers' imaginations: Frollo, the sinister archdeacon; Quasimodo, the hideous hunchback; and the enchanting outcast, Esmeralda.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 448 pages
• Dimensions 134 x 209 x 29mm | 318g
• Publication date 29 Dec 2006
• Publisher Dover Publications Inc.
• Publication City/Country New York, United States
• Language English
• Illustrations note 0
• ISBN10 0486452425
• ISBN13 9780486452425