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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Narrated by: Bill Homewood
- Length: 22 hrs and 28 mins
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Publisher's Summary
In the grotesque bell-ringer Quasimodo, Victor Hugo created one of the most vivid characters in classic fiction. Quasimodo's doomed love for the beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda is an example of the traditional love theme of beauty and the beast. Yet, set against the massive background of Notre Dame de Paris and interwoven with the sacred and secular life of medieval France, it takes on a larger perspective. The characters come to life: the poet, Gringoire; the tormented priest, Claude Frollo; the fun-loving captain, Phoebus; and, above all, Quasimodo and Esmeralda themselves. It is a tale peppered with humor but fueled by the anguish that unfolds beneath the bells of the great cathedral of Paris.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-07-2022
A great story of terrible tragedy
An excellent novel rich with characters and descriptions, but a very bleak ending. Amazing performance!
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- Matt Baker
- 10-01-2018
A Literary Masterpiece
Despite several tedious chapters in which Hugo indulges in his ulterior motive of promoting architecture, which in no way serves the plot or story, the novel as a whole is a gripping gothic tale full of heart-wrenching pathos and acute observation of the follies of humanity.
Well narrated, well worth the listen.
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- Mr. Aidan L. Volkofsky
- 29-06-2020
dwelling in misery
Hugo is clearly a master, couldn't fault the style though it seems he lacks any fondness for the period he is re-creating in this story.
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- Nick
- 30-06-2023
More rambling than the christian bible
Narration is fine, but wow, this is the most shockingly boring, rambling story I've ever tried to listen to. Worse than the old testament. I have been listening for hours and I could sum up the actual plot I've heard so far in a couple of sentences. Evidently there was a time when people enjoyed stories written in this way, as this is considered a classic, but I physically cannot listen anymore.
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