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The Hunchback of Notre Dame Volume 2

Author
Victor Hugo
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
10 hours 16 minutes
ISBN
9781802563924
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 2" by Victor Hugo, the drama intensifies as Quasimodo’s devotion to Esmeralda clashes with Frollo’s obsessive and destructive lust. Esmeralda faces persecution for her kindness and innocence, while societal hypocrisy and prejudice come to the forefront. Against the backdrop of medieval Paris, Hugo explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the abuse of power, juxtaposing the grandeur of Notre-Dame with the suffering of its people. As alliances shift and tensions rise, the characters’ fates become increasingly intertwined. This volume builds toward a tragic climax, blending passion, betrayal, and a poignant critique of human cruelty 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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