Hunchback of Notre Dame

About Hunchback of Notre Dame

This is the complete version of Victor Hugo's classic bestseller "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". The app includes an audio version and two text versions (easy HTML and pdf) in English language

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French title: Notre-Dame de Paris, Our Lady of Paris) is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831.

How to use:
Audio Version:
You have the choice of either listening via audio streaming from the internet or you can download the files to your device.

* All files are streamed from the internet (internet connection needed to listen!)
* You can also download each MP3 file by using the download icon in the top right corner
* If file is downloaded, the app will serve the audio file directly from your device (no internet connection needed)
* Audio (streamed and downloaded) stops automatically when you receive a call

ebook:
The text version e-book are available as a HTML files (no ebook reader needed) and is optimized for use on any mobile device.
Or you can use the included pdf version of the book (to download, open file, click the 3 dots in the upper right corner und choose download)

Background:
Victor Hugo began writing Notre-Dame de Paris in 1829, largely to make his contemporaries more aware of the value of the Gothic architecture, which was neglected and often destroyed to be replaced by new buildings or defaced by replacement of parts of buildings in a newer style. For instance, the medieval stained glass panels of Notre-Dame de Paris had been replaced by white glass to let more light into the church.

Plot:
The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. The gypsy Esmeralda (born as Agnes) captures the hearts of many men, including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, but especially Quasimodo and his guardian Archdeacon Claude Frollo. Frollo is torn between his obsessive lust for Esmeralda and the rules of Notre Dame Cathedral. He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but Quasimodo is captured by Phoebus and his guards, who save Esmeralda. Gringoire, who attempted to help Esmeralda but was knocked out by Quasimodo, is about to be hanged by beggars when Esmeralda saves him by agreeing to marry him for four years.


This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.