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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
is a
French
Romantic
novel
by
Victor Hugo
published
in
1831
. The title refers to the
Notre Dame Cathedral
in
Paris
, on which the story is centered, and the true protagonist of the story
Esméralda
. English translator
Frederic Shoberl
named the novel "
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
" in 1833 because at the time, Romantic novels were more popular than Romance novels in
England
. The story is set in
Paris
,
France
in the
Late Middle Ages
, during the reign of
Louis XI
(1461–1483).
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