Victor Hugo — Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)

Victor Hugo's novel, "Notre-Dame de Paris," tells the story of Quasimodo, a deformed bell-ringer, and the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda in 15th-century Paris. It is a foundational work of French Romanticism and is celebrated for its vivid historical detail and exploration of social injustice.

Collection thread: Gothic Labyrinths

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• J. Sheridan Le Fanu — Uncle Silas: A Tale of Bartram-Haugh
• Gaston Leroux — The Phantom of the Opera
• Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley — Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Sources for Victor Hugo — Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame)

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