The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame' is a French Romantic+Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The original French title refers to Notre Dame Cathedral, on which the story is centered. The story is set in Paris, France in the late middle ages, during the reign of Louis XI. Hugo wrote this novel to make his contemporaries more aware of the value of the Gothic architecture, which was neglected and often destroyed to be replaced by new buildings, or defaced by replacement of parts of buildings in a newer style.