The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, written by Victor Hugo and first published in 1831, is a classicFrench Gothic novel that takes place in fifteenth-century Paris. The story revolves around theivesof several characters, including the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo, the beautiful Gypsy Esmeralda,the manipulative Archdeacon Claude Frollo and the dashing soldier Phoebus de Chateaupers. Thenovel masterfully weaves their intertwining stories against the backdrop of the imposing Notre-DameCathedral, which plays a central role in the narrative.