Set in 1482. "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" (Notre-Dame the Paris) is a compelling story of love and betrayal, brutal deeds and one of the most famous acts of revenge in world literature.
Quasimodo, the hunchback of the title, is one of fiction`smost extreme characters - beneath his monstrous disfigurement, his love for the beautiful Esmeralda reveals a heart full of intense emotion.
The novel is set in the Gothic splendour of the great cathedral of Notre-Dame and had a profound influence on the Romantic Movement.