Victor Hugo
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Immerse yourself in one of the classic masterpieces of Western literature. Victor Hugo's sweeping epic The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a timeless tale of unrequited love that also touches on themes of jealousy, passion, purity, social justice, and moral goodness.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Written in 1831, The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo is a beloved French gothic novel which centers around the wondrous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Set during the reign of King Louis XI, we are introduced to the gypsy dancer Esmerelda. A beautiful girl, both inside and out, Esmerelda captures the hearts of everyone around her, including Captain Phoebus, Pierre Gringoire, and the hunchback Quasimodo, who is hidden away in the tower...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Trying to forget his past and live an honest life, escaped convict Jean Valjean risks his freedom to take care of a motherless young girl during a period of political unrest in Paris.
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Quasimodo is more hideously deformed than any of the nightmarish stone gargoyles adorning the building. Yet he is very much made of flash, blood, and human emotion. Mandy Patinkin plays Quasimodo and Salma Hayek is Esmerelda, the spirited gypsy whose kindness awakens the ill-fated hunchback's higher nature. Richard Harris is Dom Frollo, whose priestly office hides his hypocrisy and cruelty.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance, redemption, and love.
Author
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
©1996.
Language
English
Description
The complete and unabridged version of the classic Victor Hugo novel about post-Napoleonic France and the lives of the unfairly convicted Jean Valjean, the police detective Javert, who pursues him and the daughter of the prostitute Fantine, named Cosette, whom he protects and loves as his own.
12) Les miserables
Author
Publisher
BibliBazaar
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Français
Description
The story of Jean Val jean, the ex-convict who rises against all odds from galley slave to mayor, and the fanatical police inspector, Javert, who dedicates his life to recapturing Val jean.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the tale, set in medieval Paris, of Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, and his struggles to save the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmaralda from being unjustly executed.
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Quasimodo ventures from his tower to the joyous festival of fools, but the crowd turns cruel and rejects him because of the way he looks. The gypsy Esmeralda rescues him and he finds himself battling to save the people and the city he loves--while reminding us to see people as they are rather than how they appear.
18) Les misérables
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In post-revolutionary France, Jean Valjean is paroled after serving 19 years in prison for stealing bread. Unable to find work as an ex-convict, he steals silver from a church. When he is caught and brought back, the bishop forgives him, instructing Valjean to use the silver to begin a new life. After breaking parole to do so, nine years later Valjean is a wealthy industrialist and mayor. This success comes at high price-- he is hunted by ruthless...
19) Les misérables
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In early 19th century France the paroled prisoner Jean Valjean seeks redemption, regains his social standing, and rises to the rank of mayor. He encounters a beautiful but desperately ill woman named Fantine and cares for her daughter, Cosette, after her death. All the while he is obsessively pursued by the policeman Javert, who vows to make him pay for the crimes of his past.
20) Les misérables
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th century France, in which a paroled prisoner named Jean Valjean seeks redemption.