One of Hugo's most famous novels, the story centers around the Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the largest and most well-known churches in the world, a gypsy named Esmeralda and the men who are in love with her, including a rich captain, Phoebus; a poor poet, Pierre; an Archdeacon, Frollo; and his adoptive, deformed son, Quasimodo, the hunchback of the title.After Frollo orders Quasimodo to kidnap Esmeralda, the hunchback is caught and sentenced to flogging and a turn on the pillory for one hour. Dying of thirst, Esmeralda brings him water and steals his heart. Meanwhile, just as Phoebus is about to kiss Esmeralda, Frollo attempts to kill the captain, but Esmeralda is the one sentenced to hang for attempted murder. The hunchback rescues the gypsy and tries to escape, but they are later caught, and Esmeralda hangs.Having been adapted into dozens of films, television series, plays, ballets, musicals, children's books, radio shows and more, Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame consistently tops the lists of classics and "must read" novels.
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