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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Volume 1

Author
Victor Hugo
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
8 hours 37 minutes
ISBN
9781802563917
Published
16 March 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Esmeralda
  • Hugo
  • Victor Hugo
  • gothic
  • romantic
  • French
  • epic
  • history
  • adventure
  • social order

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Description

In "The Hunchback of Notre Dame Volume 1" by Victor Hugo, the story unfolds in 15th-century Paris, centered around Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral. Explored through his tragic existence and devotion to Archdeacon Claude Frollo, the narrative delves into themes of love, rejection, and societal cruelty. The arrival of the enchanting Esmeralda introduces a web of desire, jealousy, and betrayal. Hugo intricately weaves the city’s Gothic grandeur with sharp social critique, highlighting the struggles of the marginalized. This volume sets the stage for a tale of passion, injustice, and humanity’s eternal quest for acceptance and redemption.

Author

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was the towering figure of French Romanticism — poet, playwright, novelist, and public conscience of nineteenth-century France. Notre-Dame de Paris made the cathedral and Quasimodo immortal; Les Misérables turned Jean Valjean's long flight into a national epic of justice, love, and redemption. Hugo wrote at full volume: crowded streets, grand passions, and a politics of pity that refused to look away from the poor.

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