Publisher's Synopsis
EXCEPTIONAL UNABRIDGED EDITION
Read two of the greatest French novels of all time in a beautifully presented edition.
Paris in the late Middle Ages, during the reign of Louis XI (1461-1483).
A young and beautiful gypsy named Esmeralda dances on the steps of Notre-Dame cathedral. Her beauty captures the hearts of many men including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, but especially Quasimodo the hunchback and his adoptive father, Frollo, archdeacon of Notre-Dame. Frollo is torn between his obsessive lust and the rules of the church...
Victor Hugo (1802-1885), was a poet, playwright and romantic novelist considered one of the greatest and best known French writers. He was also a politician and a committed intellectual who played a major role in the history of the nineteenth century.
First published in 1832, Notre-Dame de Paris (French edition name) immediately met a great popular success.
This brilliant novel is a must-read of classic literature and will delight readers of all ages.
