The Hunchback of Notre Dame First Edition

In 1831, Victor Hugo changed the course of literature—and architecture—with a single novel: Notre-Dame de Paris, better known to English readers as The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. That year, the world first encountered two of literature’s most unforgettable figures: Quasimodo, the cathedral’s tormented bell-ringer, and Esméralda, the captivating dancer whose fate became tragically intertwined with his.…