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"THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (illustrated, complete, and unabridged) by Victor Hugo" is Victor Hugo's highest-rated book on LuvemBooks, with a reader rating of 4.4/5.

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We have reviewed 1 book by Victor Hugo.

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Victor Hugo's books span genres including Classics, Horror, Politics & Society, Fiction, Historical Fiction.

When was Victor Hugo born?

Victor Hugo was born in 1802 and passed away in 1885.

Victor Hugo - Author Profile

Victor Hugo

French

1802 - 1885

Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo was a French Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician.

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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (illustrated, complete, and unabridged) by Victor Hugo

4.4/5

Victor Hugo's 1831 French Gothic novel — originally titled Notre-Dame de Paris — is a cornerstone of world literature, centering on the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo, the Romani street dancer Esmeralda, and the obsessive Archdeacon Claude Frollo against the vivid backdrop of 15th-century Paris. This Kindle edition presents the text as complete and unabridged, making it a substantive entry point to a novel considered a classic of French literature. Its ambitions run far beyond a love triangle: Hugo designed the work as a sustained argument for the preservation of Gothic architecture and France's cultural heritage, and readers who come expecting a streamlined narrative will encounter something richer, stranger, and more architecturally digressive than the story's many film adaptations imply.

Reviewed Jun 2, 2026

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