This important historical novel was published in 1831 and describes the living conditions of ordinary people in 15th century Paris. Four main characters dominate the scene: Quasimodo, the deformed hunchback of Notre-Dame; Claude Frollo, the archbishop with a restless soul; Esmeralda, the beautiful gypsy; and Phoebus, the captain of the royal archers. This edition includes an audio CD and the following dossiers: La place de Grève, here and today; The hours of the cathedral; Quasimodo and Frollo; The bridges of Paris.