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Notre-Dame de Paris

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Original author: Victor Hugo

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"Notre-Dame de Paris" by Victor Hugo is a French Gothic novel published in 1831. Set in 15th-century Paris, it tells the tragic story of Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, the beautiful Romani dancer Esmeralda, and the obsessed Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Their intertwined fates unfold against the backdrop of the iconic cathedral, which Hugo championed for preservation. A model of Romantic literature, the novel explores impossible love, jealousy, and the plight of society's outcasts in a tale that has become a classic of French literature.

Notre-Dame de Paris, by Victor Hugo. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2610.

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62 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface285 words
  2. 2.Preface: Volume I348 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: The Grand Hall4,645 words
  4. 4.Chapter II: Pierre Gringoire2,846 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: Monsieur the Cardinal2,207 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV: Master Jacques Coppenole2,917 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: Quasimodo2,134 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: Esmeralda678 words
  9. 9.Chapter I: From Charybdis to Scylla906 words
  10. 10.Chapter II: The Place De Grève773 words
  11. 11.Chapter III: Kisses for Blows3,046 words
  12. 12.Chapter IV: The Inconveniences of Following a Pretty Woman1,315 words
  13. 13.Chapter V: Result of the Dangers703 words
  14. 14.Chapter VI: The Broken Jug6,088 words
  15. 15.Chapter VII: A Bridal Night2,979 words
  16. 16.Chapter I: Notre-Dame2,760 words
  17. 17.Chapter II: A Bird’s-Eye View of Paris8,461 words
  18. 18.Chapter I: Good Souls1,124 words
  19. 19.Chapter II: Claude Frollo1,770 words
  20. 20.Chapter III: Immanis Pecoris Custos, Immanior Ipse2,560 words
  21. 21.Chapter IV: The Dog and His Master373 words
  22. 22.Chapter V: More About Claude Frollo2,213 words
  23. 23.Chapter VI: Unpopularity259 words
  24. 24.Chapter I: Abbas Beati Martini3,173 words
  25. 25.Chapter II: This Will Kill That4,955 words
  26. 26.Chapter I: An Impartial Glance at the Ancient Magistracy3,587 words
  27. 27.Chapter II: The Rat-Hole1,453 words
  28. 28.Chapter III: History of a Leavened Cake of Maize6,874 words
  29. 29.Chapter IV: A Tear for a Drop of Water3,049 words
  30. 30.Chapter V: End of the Story of the Cake211 words
  31. 31.Chapter I: The Danger of Confiding One’s Secret to a Goat4,562 words
  1. 32.Chapter II: A Priest and a Philosopher Are Two Different Things3,051 words
  2. 33.Chapter III: The Bells804 words
  3. 34.Chapter IV: ἈΝÁΓΚΗ4,307 words
  4. 35.Chapter V: The Two Men Clothed in Black1,829 words
  5. 36.Chapter VI: The Effect Which Seven Oaths in the Open Air Can1,254 words
  6. 37.Chapter VII: The Mysterious Monk2,514 words
  7. 38.Chapter VIII: The Utility of Windows Which Open on the River2,640 words
  8. 39.Chapter I: The Crown Changed Into a Dry Leaf3,062 words
  9. 40.Chapter II: Continuation of the Crown Which Was Changed Into a1,438 words
  10. 41.Chapter III: End of the Crown Which Was Turned Into a Dry Leaf918 words
  11. 42.Chapter IV: Lasciate Ogni Speranza—leave All Hope Behind, Ye4,852 words
  12. 43.Chapter V: The Mother1,553 words
  13. 44.Chapter VI: Three Human Hearts Differently Constructed5,404 words
  14. 45.Chapter I: Delirium3,843 words
  15. 46.Chapter II: Hunchbacked, One Eyed, Lame1,367 words
  16. 47.Chapter III: Deaf935 words
  17. 48.Chapter IV: Earthenware and Crystal3,517 words
  18. 49.Chapter V: The Key to the Red Door670 words
  19. 50.Chapter VI: Continuation of the Key to the Red Door969 words
  20. 51.Chapter I: Gringoire Has Many Good Ideas in Succession.—rue Des3,088 words
  21. 52.Chapter II: Turn Vagabond625 words
  22. 53.Chapter III: Long Live Mirth2,571 words
  23. 54.Chapter IV: An Awkward Friend6,514 words
  24. 55.Chapter V: The Retreat in Which Monsieur Louis of France Says His9,969 words
  25. 56.Chapter VI: Little Sword in Pocket271 words
  26. 57.Chapter VII: Chateaupers to the Rescue648 words
  27. 58.Chapter I: The Little Shoe (1)8,126 words
  28. 59.Chapter I: The Little Shoe (2)3,141 words
  29. 60.Chapter II: THE BEAUTIFUL CREATURE CLAD IN WHITE. (Dante.)2,997 words
  30. 61.Chapter III: The Marriage of Phoebus239 words
  31. 62.Chapter IV: The Marriage of Quasimodo3,359 words