The Hunchback of Notre Dame since the days of Herodotus

since the days of Herodotus

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originally published in 1859

Representing a variety of 10th-century literary trends (Romanticism

The Hunchback of Notre Dame since the days of HerodotusA mad priest, a vagabond playwright, a social climbing soldier, and a deformed bell ringer all are captivated by a gypsy girl's beauty and charm. Two of them will betray her, but the others will remain loyal, even in the shadow of the gallows. These outlaws find sanctuary within the walls of medieval Paris' greatest monument, the grand Cathedral of Notre Dame. "What a beautiful thing Notre Dame is!" declared Gustave Flaubert of Victor Hugo's 1837