Hunchback of Notre-Dame
About this book
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.‘Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord, it puts down deep roots into our whole being.’Set in medieval Paris, against the backdrop of the brooding Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Hugo’s take on the classic story of Beauty and the Beast tells of the hunchbacked, grotesque bellringer, Quasimodo. Rejected by Parisian society because of his appearance, Quasimodo resides in Notre-Dame, harbouring a love for the only woman that pities him, a gypsy named Esmerelda. However, a sinister archdeacon also covets Esmerelda, and when his advances are spurned, he seeks to destroy her.About the authorVictor Marie Hugo (1802–1885) was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement and is considered one of the greatest French writers. Hugo’s best-known works are the novels Les Misérables, 1862, and The Hunchbak of Notre-Dame, 1831, both of which have had several adaptations for stage and screen.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 14 readers · 626 pages · ≈ 11 h 36 m · Easy
How long does it take to read Hunchback of Notre-Dame?
About ≈ 11 h 36 m — 626 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Hunchback of Notre-Dame?
626 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Hunchback of Notre-Dame?
It sits on the Graphic Novels, History, Fiction shelves.
Is Hunchback of Notre-Dame in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Hunchback of Notre-Dame?
Victor Hugo.