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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Victor Hugo
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Preface................................................................................................................................. 4
Book I.................................................................................................................................. 5
1. The Grand Hall ....................................................................................................... 5
2. Pierre Gringoire .................................................................................................... 15
3. Monsieur The Cardinal ......................................................................................... 22

4. Master Jacques Coppenole.................................................................................... 27
5. Quasimodo ............................................................................................................ 34
6. Esmeralda.............................................................................................................. 39
Book II .............................................................................................................................. 41
1. From Charybdis To Scylla.................................................................................... 41

2. The Place De Greve .............................................................................................. 43
3. Kisses For Blows .................................................................................................. 45
4. The Inconveniences Of Following A Pretty Woman Through The Streets In The Evening ......................................................................................................................... 52
5. Result Of The Dangers.......................................................................................... 55

6. The Broken Jug ..................................................................................................... 57
7. A Bridal Night....................................................................................................... 70
Book III............................................................................................................................. 77
1. Notre-Dame........................................................................................................... 77
2. A Bird's-Eye View Of Paris.................................................................................. 83

Book IV........................................................................................................................... 100
1. Good Souls.......................................................................................................... 100
2. Claude Frollo ...................................................................................................... 103
3. Immanis Pecoris Custos, Immanior Ipse ............................................................ 107
4. The Dog And His Master.................................................................................... 112

5. More About Claude Frollo.................................................................................. 113
6. Unpopularity ....................................................................................................... 118
Book V ............................................................................................................................ 119
1. Abbas Beati Martini............................................................................................ 119
2. This Will Kill That.............................................................................................. 126

Book VI........................................................................................................................... 136
1. An Impartial Glance At The Ancient Magistracy............................................... 136
2. The Rat-Hole....................................................................................................... 144
3. History Of A Leavened Cake Of Maize ............................................................. 147
4. A Tear For A Drop Of Water.............................................................................. 162

5. End Of The Story Of The Cake .......................................................................... 169
Book VII ......................................................................................................................... 170
1. The Danger Of Confiding One's Secret To A Goat ............................................ 170
2. A Priest And A Philosopher Are Two Different Things..................................... 181
3. The Bells ............................................................................................................. 188
4. ANArKH............................................................................................................. 190

5. The Two Men Clothed In Black ......................................................................... 200
6. The Effect Which Seven Oaths In The Open Air Can Produce.......................... 204

7. The Mysterious Monk......................................................................................... 208
8. The Utility Of Windows Which Open On The River ......................................... 214
Book VIII ........................................................................................................................ 220
1. The Crown Changed Into A Dry Leaf ................................................................ 220
2. Continuation Of The Crown Which Was Changed Into A Dry Leaf ................. 227

3. End Of The Crown Which Was Turned Into A Dry Leaf................................... 231
4. Lasciate Ogni Speranza--Leave All Hope Behind, Ye Who Enter Here............ 233
5. The Mother.......................................................................................................... 243
6. Three Human Hearts Differently Constructed.................................................... 246
Book IX........................................................................................................................... 258

1. Delirium .............................................................................................................. 258
2. Hunchbacked, One Eyed, Lame.......................................................................... 266
3. Deaf..................................................................................................................... 269
4. Earthenware And Crystal.................................................................................... 271
5. The Key To The Red Door ................................................................................. 279

6. Continuation Of The Key To The Red Door ...................................................... 281
Book X ............................................................................................................................ 284
1. Gringoire Has Many Good Ideas In Succession.--Rue Des Bernardins ............. 284
2. Turn Vagabond ................................................................................................... 292
3. Long Live Mirth.................................................................................................. 294

4. An Awkward Friend ........................................................................................... 300
5. The Retreat In Which Monsieur Louis Of France Says His Prayers .................. 313
6. Little Sword In Pocket ........................................................................................ 334
7. Chateaupers To The Rescue................................................................................ 335
Book XI........................................................................................................................... 337
1. The Little Shoe.................................................................................................... 337
2. The Beautiful Creature Clad In White (Dante)................................................... 360
3. The Marriage Of Phoebus................................................................................... 366
4. The Marriage Of Quasimodo .............................................................................. 367
Note Added To The Definitive Edition .......................................................................... 369