To think of shadows is a serious thing by victor hugo. The grotesque hunchback quasimodo, bellringer of notre dame, owes his life to the austere archdeacon, claude frollo, who in turn is bound by a hopeless passion to the gypsy dancer esmeralda. Top edge gilt limited to 100 copies in english for america, of which this is number 5. The novel has been described as a key text in french literature and has been adapted for film over a dozen times, as well as numerous television and stage adaptations, such as a 1923 silent film with lon chaney, a 1939 sound film with charles laughton. Victor marie hugo was born on 26th february 1802 and is revered as the greatest of all french writers. Set in medieval paris, victor hugos powerful historical romance the hunchback of notredame has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication in. The hunchback of notre dame victor hugo free ebooks. To ensure delivery of installments, check your tabs and drag dailylit emails to the primary tab. It was very late, no doubt, for a theatrical representation, but they had been obliged to fix the hour to suit the convenience of the ambassadors. Good text with excellent biobibliographical chronology. Oct 29, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Notre dame in two volumes the novels of victor hugo by hugo, victor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Top tourist attractions including the eiffel tower. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Esmerelda is a beautiful gypsy whose origins are gradually explored loves phoebus, a thoughtless young man who wants her briefly for sex and little more. The hunchback of notre dame wikisource, the free online library. Hapgood paperback by victor hugo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Even though he set the hunchback of notredame in 1489, he did not search out historical events for his plot. Hugo s most notable works include the hunchback of notre dame and les miserables. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The hunchback of notredame by victor hugo goodreads. I got a cheap, usprinted paperback from a station bookstall. Published in 1831, the hunchback of notre dame appealed to the publics consciousness concerning society and the treatment of outcasts.
Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gives full play to victor hugos brilliant historical imagination and his remarkable. It is revealed in the story that the baby quasimodo was left by the gypsies in place of esmeralda, whom they abducted. If you use gmail, your installments and notifications may be going to the newly introduced promotions tab. In the vaulted gothic towers of notre dame cathedral lives quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer. Condition a fine copy in a jacket with one coinsized chip to the rear panel and several other minute chips at corners. It was with the publication of les miserables in 1862 that hugo gained international fame. It must be stated, in honor of the good sense of the loungers of paris, that the.
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