This novel tells the tale of the gypsy girl Esmeralda who falls in love with the captain Phoebus, but who herself is desired by Archbishop Claude Frollo. While being sent to be hanged, Esmeralda is rescued by the hunchback Quasimodo, whom she had shown kindness to by giving him a glass of water while he was on the pillory. The book also talks about [[architecture]], and the effects that the [[printing press]] will have on it. | This novel tells the tale of the gypsy girl Esmeralda who falls in love with the captain Phoebus, but who herself is desired by Archbishop Claude Frollo. While being sent to be hanged, Esmeralda is rescued by the hunchback Quasimodo, whom she had shown kindness to by giving him a glass of water while he was on the pillory. The book also talks about [[architecture]], and the effects that the [[printing press]] will have on it. |