Project Gutenberg 2001-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 3442 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor Hapgood, Isabel Florence 1850 1928 Hapgood, Isabel F. Notre-Dame de Paris The Hunchback of Notre Dame Peter Snow Cao and David Widger "Notre-Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of medieval Paris and primarily revolves around the events of January 6, 1482, including the Feast of Fools and the presentation of a morality play, highlighting the vibrant and tumultuous life of the city. Central characters introduced include Pierre Gringoire, a struggling poet, and the hunchbacked bell-ringer Quasimodo, alongside other notable figures such as Esmeralda and Claude Frollo. At the start of the novel, the narrative presents a vivid scene of a bustling Parisian crowd, excited for the festivities of the day. The reader is taken to the Palais de Justice, where Gringoire's awaited morality play is supposed to occur. Various characters, including scholars and citizens, display their eagerness and impatience as they gather to experience the drama. However, the entrance of Cardinal de Bourbon and a group of Flemish ambassadors creates a stir, drawing attention away from the play and toward the dignitaries. Gringoire, feeling overshadowed by the cardinal's arrival, is frustrated as his performance is lost amidst the noise and chaos of the crowd. The opening chapter effectively sets the stage for the exploration of the themes of social class, art, and the turbulent nature of humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction People with disabilities -- Fiction France -- History -- Louis XI, 1461-1483 -- Fiction Clergy -- Fiction Paris (France) -- History -- To 1515 -- Fiction Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral) -- Fiction Romances PQ Text Harvard Classics Movie Books Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1185356 1185825 2024-10-02T03:59:52.918957 2023-10-02T04:12:51.361861 text/html text/html 1190632 2023-04-15T07:38:12 text/html 733618 2024-10-02T04:00:06.797840 application/epub+zip 735620 2024-10-02T03:59:54.216897 application/epub+zip 586458 2024-10-02T03:59:53.567923 application/epub+zip 1016818 2024-10-02T04:00:16.728837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 952460 2024-10-02T04:00:06.188942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804812 2022-09-20T21:00:35.979811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1230450 1230445 2024-10-02T03:59:51.129948 2023-10-02T04:12:49.855844 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1230280 2023-04-15T07:39:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23322 2024-10-02T04:00:16.877820 application/rdf+xml 17463 2024-10-02T03:59:53.701935 image/jpeg 3045 2024-10-02T03:59:53.636947 image/jpeg 441987 2023-04-15T07:40:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 625584 2023-04-15T07:40:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 626384 2024-10-02T03:59:53.022946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia