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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

by Victor Hugo

In medieval Paris, the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo loves the beautiful Romani dancer Esmeralda from his tower refuge in Notre-Dame Cathedral. Hugo's sweeping masterpiece interweaves romance, social justice, and the Gothic grandeur of the cathedral itself, exploring beauty, monstrosity, and the soul of a city.

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