The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The title refers to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which features prominently throughout the novel. It focuses on the
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Illustration from Victor Hugo et son temps (1881)
Lon Chaney and Patsy Ruth Miller in the 1923 film adaptation
Quasimodo
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Quasimodo is the titular protagonist of the French novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo. Born with numerous deformities, most notably a hunched back, Quasimodo serves as the bell-ringer fo
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
…published in 1831. The title refers to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which features prominently throughout the novel. It focuses on the unfortunate story of Quasimodo, the Romani street dancer Esmeralda, and Quasimodo's guardian the Archdeacon Claude Frollo in 15th-century Paris. All its elements—the Renaissance…
Quasimodo by Luc-Olivier Merson (1889).
"A tear for a drop of water" Esmeralda gives a drink to Quasimodo in one of Gustave Brion's illustrations