| Title | : | The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
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| Author | : | Victor Hugo |
| Release | : | 2020-03-04 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Classics |
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| 1 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Victor Hugo |
| A classic of Romantic/Gothic literature by Victor Hugo, where the story centers on the famous cathedral! Esmeralda ignites feelings of love in the hearts of men, including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, but also Quasimodo and his adoptive father, Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Frollo is torn between his fixated lust and the strict rules of the church. He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but the hunchback is seized by Phoebus and his guards, who save Esmeralda. On the next day, Quasimodo is sentenced to be flogged and turned on the pillory for one hour, followed by another hour's public exposure. He cries out for water and Esmeralda seeing his thirst, approaches the public stocks and offers him a drink of water… |
