| The Hunchback of Notre Dame Contributor(s): Hugo, Victor (Author), Hapgood, Isabel F. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1645171787 ISBN-13: 9781645171782 Publisher: Canterbury Classics OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2019027376 |
| Lexile Measure: 1120 |
| Series: Word Cloud Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 4.9" W x 7.7" (1.75 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This historically significant novel of love and betrayal led to a renewed interest in preserving the grand architecture of Paris. Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame was written in 1831, at a time when the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was falling into disrepair. This epic novel helped spark a preservationist movement that led to the cathedral being restored to its full glory. Set in 1482, the story tells of how four men--the hunchbacked bell-ringer, Quasimodo; the archdeacon of Notre Dame, Claude Frollo; the dashing soldier Phoebus de Chateaupers; and the poet Pierre Gringoire--vie for the love of Esmeralda, a young Romani woman. As the story unfolds, readers come to realize that the focus of the story is not only on the human characters but on the grand cathedral itself. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hugo, Victor: - Victor Hugo (1802-1885), novelist, poet, and dramatist, is one of the most important of French Romantic writers. Among his best-known works are The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1831) and Les Miserables(1862). |