<P> The Hunchback of Notre - Dame ( French : Notre - Dame de Paris ) 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 . English translator Frederic Shoberl named the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1833 because at the time , Gothic novels were more popular than Romance novels in England . The story is set in Paris , France in the Late Middle Ages , during the reign of Louis XI . </P>
<P> The Hunchback of Notre - Dame ( French : Notre - Dame de Paris ) 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 . English translator Frederic Shoberl named the novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1833 because at the time , Gothic novels were more popular than Romance novels in England . The story is set in Paris , France in the Late Middle Ages , during the reign of Louis XI . </P>
setting of the story the hunchback of notre dame
setting of the story the hunchback of notre dame
Paris , France
Paris , France