The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Victor Hugo

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9781528560627: The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1528560620 ISBN 13: 9781528560627

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

After the death of his mother in 1821, he took a small house in a sequestered quarter, but refused to accept money from his father, and laboured day and night, that he might be the sooner in a condition to claim the hand of his mis tress, to whom he was united in the following year. His juvenile friend, Delon, was implicated in the conspiracy Of Saumur. Hugo wrote to his mother, Offering the fugitive an asylum in his house. This letter fell into the hands of the police it was read by Louis XVIII. Himself, and the first vacant pension was conferred on the writer.

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Abandoned as a baby and raised in the cathedral of Notre Dame, the hunchback Quasimodo lives as an outcast. The arrival of the beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda begins a tragic series of events marked by jealousy, betrayal, and murder.

Find out what happens to Quasimodo and Esmeralda in this vivid retelling of Victor Hugo's classic in graphic novel format.

Graphic Classics Available from Barron's:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame * Kidnapped * Journey to the Center of the Earth * Moby Dick * Oliver Twist * Treasure Island

About the Author:

Victor Hugo (1802–1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement in France. His best-known works are the novels Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

A highly respected and enthusiastic audiobook narrator, David Case specialized in creating unique and interesting character voices.

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