“He was fine; he, that orphan that foundling that outcast; he felt himself august and strong; he looked full in the face that society from which he was banished, and into which he had so powerfully intervened; that human justice from which he had snatched its prey; all those tigers whose jaws perforce remained empty; those myrmidons, those judges, those executioners, all that royal power which he, poor, insignificant being, had foiled with the power of God.”
Quote by Victor Hugo
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a renowned novel that delves into the lives of various characters in 15th-century Paris. The story revolves around the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo, his love for the beautiful gypsy Esmeralda, and the societal prejudices they face. more
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