num_pages: 512
description: Set in medieval Paris, Victor Hugo’s powerful historical romance The Hunchback of Notre-Dame has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication in 1837. It tells the story of the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon Claude Frollo, who lusts after her. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, having fallen in love with the kindhearted Esmeralda, tries to save her by hiding her in the cathedral’s tower. When a crowd of Parisian peasants, misunderstanding Quasimodo’s motives, attacks the church in an attempt to liberate her, the story ends in tragedy.
language: English
title: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
titlecomplete: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Modern Library Classics)
characters: Claude Frollo, Jean Frollo, Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers, Esmeralda, Quasimodo (Notre-Dame de Paris)), Pierre Gringoire, Sister Gudule
genres: Historical, Literature, Classics, Novels, Gothic, France, Historical Fiction, Fiction, French Literature, Romance
ratings_count: 196263
places: France, Paris
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics
publisher: Modern Library