Though written at the beginning of the Romantic era, this remarkable French historical romance takes place in medieval Paris at the Cathedral of Notre Dame. It is there that the deformed Quasimodo has gone deaf ringing the grand church’s bells for his adoptive father Dom Claude Frollo. The severe priest, though he looks after the grotesque Quasimodo, ignores the public persecution that the man suffers whenever he leaves the Cathedral, and it is at just such a moment of vulnerability that the...
Victor Hugo’s literary masterpiece, “Les Miserables,” was first published in 1862 and would ultimately establish the author as one of the most gifted and influential writers of his time. The novel is principally concerned with the story of ex-convict Jean Valjean, a man who is initially imprisoned for stealing bread for his starving family, and because of numerous escape attempts ends up being imprisoned for a period of nineteen years. Jean Valjean, despite his efforts to become a force for good...
Considered to be French novelist Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Miserables, which was published in 1862, is a sprawling historical and philosophical epic that covers from 1815 through the Paris Uprising in 1832. Notable for its many subplots and digressions from the main storyline, the novel's stated aim is a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood to truth, which can be seen most clearly in the story of the central character Jean Valjean, an ex-convict...
Die hübsche Zigeunerin Esmeralda aus Paris wird beschuldigt, den Rittmeister Phöbus getötet zu haben. Dafür soll sie bestraft werden. Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, Quasimodo, hilft aber Esmeralda und rettet sie. Er flüchtet mit ihr in den Glockenturm von Notre Dame. So entsteht ein Kampf um Esmeralda und Quasimodo …
Quasimodo, der Glöckner von Notre Dame, wird zum Narrenkönig von Paris gekrönt. Das wird in einem bunten und großen Volksfest gefeiert. Meister Frollo ist darüber aber sehr böse und veranlasst, dass Quasimodo die hübsche Zigeunerin Esmeralda raubt. Zum Glück kann dies der Rittmeister Phöbus verhindern. Hieraus entstehen immer neue Abenteuer …
Welcome to the3 Books To Knowseries, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is:French Literature, – Germinal by Émile Zola. – Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. – Madame Bovary By Gustave Flaubert.This is one of many books...
Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Vitor Hugo which are Les Misérables and Notre-Dame de Paris/The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Victor Hugo was born on February 26, 1802, in Besançon, France. After training as a lawyer, Hugo embarked on the literary career. He became one of the most important French Romantic poets,...
Les Miserables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. The unabridged Hapgood Translation is widely regarded as a classic translation of this novel. This edition is fully illustrated with classic Les Miserables illustrations by different illustrators. Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, focusing on...
