{"product_id":"the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-royal-victor-hugo-9781774762578","title":"The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1482, during the reign of Louis XI, the gypsy Esmeralda captures the hearts of many men, especially Quasimodo and his guardian Archdeacon Frollo. Frollo is torn between his obsessive lust for Esmeralda and the rules of Notre Dame Cathedral. When Frollo orders Quasimodo to kidnap Esmeralda, the plot takes an unexpected twist. What follows is a story of love, jealousy, attempted murder, and a struggle to escape the clutches of the king's men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame\u003c\/em\u003e portrays the Romantic era as one of extremes in architecture, passion, and religion. The theme of determinism (fate and destiny) is explored, as well as revolution and social strife. Hugo introduced with this work the concept of the novel as Epic Theatre. A giant epic about the history of a whole people, incarnated in the figure of the great cathedral as witness and silent protagonist of that history, and the whole idea of time and life as an ongoing, organic panorama centered on dozens of characters caught in the middle of that history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Hugo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774762579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774762578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Royal Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d","brand":"Victor Hugo","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986624741631,"sku":"9781774762578","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ed3d950-3948-44c0-9298-1672be572d11.jpg?v=1683284462","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-royal-victor-hugo-9781774762578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}