description: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, first published by Victor Hugo in 1831, is set in fifteenth century Paris. The archdeacon of Notre Dame, Claude Frollo, falls in lust with Esmerelda---a gypsy dancer who is much admired in Paris. At his instruction, Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell-ringer of Notre Dame who he has befriended, kidnaps her. Esmerelda is rescued by Phoebus de Chateaupers (Captain of the Royal Archers) and she falls mistakenly in love with his bravery when he is in reality, something of a rogue and a braggart.
language: English
title: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
titlecomplete: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
characters: Claude Frollo, Pierre Gringoire, Captain Phoebus de Chateaupers, Esmeralda, Sister Gudule, Jean Frollo, Quasimodo (Notre-Dame de Paris))
genres: Classics, France, Historical, Gothic, Novels, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, French Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 196264
places: France, Paris
awards: awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Literary Fiction & Classics
publisher: Tantor Media