Victor Hugo
Brief Biography
- Date of Birth:
- February 26, 1802
- Date of Death:
- May 22, 1885
- Place of Birth:
- Besançon, France
- Place of Death:
- Paris, France
- Education:
- Pension Cordier, Paris, 1815-18
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Notre-Dame de Paris
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- ISBN-13: 9781979322621
- Publisher: CreateSpace Publishing
- Publication date: 11/01/2017
- Pages: 350
- Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.02(h) x 0.73(d)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Notre-Dame de Paris
Victor Hugo
Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood
Paris, 1482. The gypsy Esmeralda captures the hearts of many men, including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, but especially Quasimodo and his guardian Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Frollo is torn between his obsessive lust for Esmeralda and the rules of the Notre Dame Cathedral. He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but the hunchback is captured by Phoebus and his guards, who save Esmeralda. Gringoire, who attempted to help Esmeralda but was knocked out by Quasimodo, is about to be hanged by beggars when Esmeralda saves him by agreeing to marry him for four years.
The following day, Quasimodo is sentenced to be flogged and turned on the pillory for one hour, followed by another hour's public exposure. He calls for water. Esmeralda, seeing his thirst, approaches the public stocks and offers him a drink of water. It saves him, and she captures his heart.