Notre Dame De Paris

"Notre Dame de Paris" is a novel written by French writer Victor Hugo. Claude, the vice-president of Notre Dame de Paris, has evil thoughts about the Gypsy girl Esmeralda and instructs the ugly bell ringer Quasimodo to kidnap her. Phoebus, the archer captain, rescues her; and wins her love. During their tryst, Claude assassinated Phoebus and framed the blame on the girl, causing her to be sentenced to death. Quasimodo rescued her and hid her in Notre Dame; she was finally kidnapped by Claude and handed over to the officers and soldiers. On the day of execution, Quasimodo pushed Claude from the roof and fell to death; he committed suicide next to the girl's body. The novel has gorgeous writing style and grand scenes; it has become one of the classic works of Romanticism.