The Hunchback Of Notre-Dame

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1993) by Victor Hogo – Wordsworth Classics Edition
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Brace yourself for bell towers, burning passions, and more Gothic drama than a vampire convention. In The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Victor Hogo (or Hugo, if you’re not reading the typo-prone spine) delivers a sweeping tale of love, lust, and looming architecture—all wrapped up in a swirl of 15th-century Parisian gloom.

Meet Quasimodo, the world’s most misunderstood bellringer, who just wants to clang in peace. Unfortunately, he’s caught in a love triangle (or is it a pentagon?) involving a dancing girl, a lecherous priest, and an unfortunate abundance of torches and mobs. It’s tragedy. It’s beauty. It’s Hugo at his most extra.

This 1993 Wordsworth Classics edition features all the brooding prose and emotional chaos of the original, with none of the footnotes you were hoping for. Perfect for students, masochistic romantics, or anyone who thought Beauty and the Beast needed more public executions.

Condition: Some foxing, slight lean, and a smell that can only be described as “18th-century crypt.” But the words are all still there (we think).

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