A storybook retelling of Hugo's classic of the lonely bellringer
and his hopeless love for the beautiful gypsy girl, Esmerelda, whom
he rescues from hanging and the evil archdeacon Dom Frollo and
reunites with her mother. While remaining relatively faithful to
the original, this version from Wynne-Jones (The Maestro, 1996,
etc.) is always competent, but never compelling. Slavin creates
lovely illustrations, but his pale washes leave even the most
festive scenes sedate. The volume lacks power or emotion; adults
seeking an alternative - any alternative - to the Disney film may
find that this one hardly competes for the hearts and minds of the
target audience. (Kirkus Reviews)
Hugo's powerful evocation of Paris in 1482 and the tragic tale of Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre-Dame, has become a classic example of French romanticism.
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