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Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0679642579
ISBN-13: 9780679642572
Oct 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Modern Library Classics
Language: English |
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Synopsis
A retelling of the tale, set in medieval Paris, of Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, and his struggles to save the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmaralda from being unjustly executed., In medieval Paris, Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, struggles to save the gypsy dancer Esmeralda from being unjustly executed. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story., Victor Hugo's romance is set in the middle ages, largely in the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris, where Quasimodo is the hunchbacked bellringer. Quasimodo silently loves a gypsy dancer named Esmeralda. She is accused of witchcraft and seeks refuge in the cathedral, where Quasimodo cares for her. But when she is executed in spite of his efforts, he throws her persecutor, the evil archdeacon Frollo, from the top of the cathedral.
| Details | | Series: | Modern Library Classics |
| Size | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 12.8 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "On January 6, 1482, the people of Paris were awakened by the tumultuous clanging of all the bells in the city."
Industry Reviews
"Hugo's characters...are unforgettable because they possess the elemental grandeur of myths and epics."
essay - Andre Maurois
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