The hunchback of notre dame victor hugo audiobook e. Quasimodos doomed love for the beautiful gipsy girl esmeralda is an example of the traditional love theme of beauty and the beast. The hunchback of notre dame is facinating and horrifying and tragic. The hunchback of notre dame by victor hugo overdrive.
Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of hunchback of notre dame and what it means. The hunchback of notredame is gothic romance novel by victor hugo, whose magnum opus would shed tears on anybodys eyes. The hunchback of notre dame audiobook by victor hugo. Free download or read online the hunchback of notredame pdf epub book. Good book for kindle, really nice of amazon to provide them free. The hunchback of notre dame by abridged victor hugo. The hunchback of notre dame is a gem among classics. The characters were great, the author really expressed there feelings and actions. It is said that hugos inspiration for writing this book. Librivox recording of the hunchback of notre dame, by victor hugo.
Download m4b 311mb librivox recording of the french original. The hunchback of notre dame the hunchback of notre dame audiobook, by victor hugo. When it comes to 19thcentury french literature, few can compare to victor hugo. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The story of the hunchback is not as well known as that of les miserables. He is an outsider, tormented and derided because he is deformed and as ugly as a gargoyle.
Notre dame has survived as one of the great monuments of paris, and hugos novel is a fitting celebration of it, a popular classic that is proving to. It tells the story of the beautiful gypsy esmeralda, condemned as a witch by the tormented archdeacon claude frollo, who lusts after her. Written by victor hugo, the book beautifully showcases the world of the 18th century. The hunchback of notre dame squashed and nicely abridged. Introduce the next generation to this literary classic, the hunchback of notre dame, with this abridged edition. Striking illustrations add to the appeal of the book. The hunchback of notre dame audible audiobook unabridged. Our lady of paris is a french gothic novel by victor hugo, published in 1831. Naxos audiobooks hunchback of notre dame, the abridged bill homewood. Hunchback of notre dame, the unabridged naxos audiobooks. Set in medieval paris, victor hugos powerful historical romance the hunchback of notredame has resonated with succeeding generations ever since its publication in 1837. The hunchback of notre dame by victor hugo youtube. The lord of misrule was to be elected, and all who were competing for the post came in turn and made a grimace at a broken window in the great hall of the palace of justice. The hunchback of notre dame by victor hugo author julie christie narrator.
This historically significant novel of love and betrayal led to a renewed interest in preserving the grand architecture of paris. For 300 pages, the hunchback of notre dame was scribed like a meandering storyline over a checkerboard, each square representing a chapter of the book. Victor hugos the hunchback of notre dame was written in 1831, at a time when the notre dame cathedral in paris was falling into disrepair. This graphic novel retells the classic story of the hunc. I had read the hunchback of notre dame in english during high school and did not remember it very well, so it was fun to reread in this translation. The main characters of this classics, fiction story are quasimodo, claude frollo. The hunchback of notre dame it was january 6, 1482, and all paris was keeping the double festival of epiphany and the feast of fools. Listen to hunchback of notre dame by victor hugo at. In the grotesque bellringer quasimodo, victor hugo created one of the most vivid characters in classic fiction. Claude frollo, the antaoganist cares quasimodo who is willing to do anything for him.
Step inside the shadowy world of medieval paris and into the illfated lives of quasimodo, the grotesque bellringer of the notre dame cathedral. One of the great literary tragedies of all time, the hunchback of notre dame features some of the most wellknown characters in all of fiction quasimodo, t. It is a story of selfishness, mistaken identities and also of selflessness and unfulfilled ambitions. This novel is about a deformed mans true love ending up starving to death with his lovers dead body. Download the the hunchback of notredame audiobook series and. The hunchback of notre dame audio book librivox audio books.
Hugo finally sat down to it on 25 july 1830, and finished the novel in six months, while the streets of paris echoed to one of its periodic revolutions and his wife. One of the great literary tragedies of all time, the hunchback of notre dame features some of the most wellknown characters in all of fiction. Pdf the hunchback of notredame book by victor hugo free. An illustration from page 219 in book 4 of the 1889 edition of the hunchback of notre dame. The hunchback of notre dame audio books free download. Listen to hunchback of notre dame audiobook by victor hugo. A summary of book 5 in victor hugos hunchback of notre dame. Yet, set against the massive background of notre dame.
One of the great literary tragedies of all time, the hunchback of notre dame features some. Bill homewood has worked extensively for television and on stage in the west end, major theatres and the rsc. Be prepared to appreciate, and endure, the many themes in this very long book 1200 english pages, 1900 french pages. The hunchback of notre dame abridged by victor hugo. The hunchback of notre dame audiobook free download one of the bestloved works by victor hugo, this popular, renowned classics audiobook is now available for free download from spotify, deezer, and in high quality from audible as well. The hunchback of notre dame victor hugo audiobook youtube. The title refers to the notre dame cathedral in paris, on which the story is centered. The first edition of the novel was published in january 14th 1831, and was written by victor hugo. Hunchback of notre dame, the abridged naxos audiobooks.
Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 510 pages and is available in paperback format. The book s most frustrating point, and the one which discourages many seasoned readers, is the pages upon pages of descriptive images, whether the streets of paris down to the cracks it seems in the sidewalks or the notre dame cathedral, brickby. The books are divided into various age groups and are written in easy language with catchy illustrations.
This epic novel helped spark a preservationist movement that led to the cathedral being restored to its full glory. Unfortunately the book is weighted down with lots of politics and archeology that i found quite boring. Quasimodo, a hunchback who became deaf ringing church bell and halfblind. But love for the beautiful esmeralda, a gypsy dancer, draws him fatally from the safety of isolation into the web of city life. The novel has been described as a key text in french literature and has been adapted for film over a dozen times, as well as numerous television and stage adaptations, such as a 1923 silent film with lon chaney, a 1939 sound film with charles laughton. The few squares scribed directly by the line told fleeting, but essential parts of the story about quasimodo, esmeralda, and frollo. If you liked the disney movie you will like this book. It is a little boring at times but it does have some exciting parts. From the towers of notre dame cathedral, quasimodo, the hunchback, looks down on the turmoil of paris with a bitter eye. I felt immersed in victor hugos paris of 1482, with its gallows at every crossroads and its levels of local justice. The inscription had been eradicated by the time the book was published, and hugo feared that notre dame s gothic splendor might soon be lost to the contemporary fad for tearing down old buildings.
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