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Author(s): Hugo, Victor
Reader(s): Homewood, Bill
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: NA0159
Barcode: 9781843797913
Release Date: 01/2014
HUGO, V.: Hunchback of Notre Dame (The) (Unabridged)
In the grotesque bell-ringer Quasimodo, Victor Hugo created one of the most vivid characters in classic fiction. Quasimodo’s doomed love for the beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda is an example of the traditional love theme of beauty and the beast. Yet, set against the massive background of Notre Dame de Paris and interwoven with the sacred and secular life of medieval France, it takes on a larger perspective. The characters come to life: the poet Gringoire, the tormented priest Claude Frollo, the upright, fun-loving captain Phoebus and above all Quasimodo and Esmeralda themselves. It is a tale peppered with humour but fuelled by the anguish which unfolds beneath the bells of the great cathedral of Paris.
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Disc 1
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1 | Preface | 02:40 |
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2 | Book 1, Chapter 1 | 07:31 |
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3 | Around the hall, along the lofty wall… | 07:28 |
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4 | In the middle of the hall, opposite the great door… | 07:32 |
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5 | At length one of these, as fat, short, and venerable as himself… | 08:02 |
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6 | Meanwhile, the sworn bookseller of the university… | 06:39 |
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7 | Book 1, Chapter 2 | 07:50 |
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8 | 'And for the refreshment of the passers-by,' continued Gisquette… | 08:16 |
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9 | A tattered mendicant, who could not collect any coins… | 07:27 |
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10 | Book 1, Chapter 3 | 08:32 |
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11 | It was this justly acquired popularity, no doubt… | 07:54 |
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Disc 2
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1 | There was one exception, however. | 01:08 |
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2 | Book 1, Chapter 4 | 07:57 |
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3 | From that moment, Master Coppenole enjoyed in Paris as in Ghent… | 07:40 |
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4 | Both parties were forced to resign themselves. | 08:17 |
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5 | Book 1, Chapter 5 | 06:04 |
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6 | As for Gringoire, the first moment of depression having passed… | 05:44 |
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7 | One would have pronounced him a giant… | 05:57 |
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8 | Book 1, Chapter 6 | 05:39 |
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9 | Book 2, Chapter 1 | 07:12 |
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10 | Book 2, Chapter 2 | 06:05 |
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11 | Book 2, Chapter 3 | 06:03 |
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12 | The young girl, stopped at length… | 06:44 |
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13 | Her voice was like her dancing, like her beauty… | 05:03 |
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1 | After the kingdom of the Argotiers… | 07:27 |
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2 | Book 2, Chapter 4 | 06:02 |
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3 | The young girl's attention had been attracted to him… | 04:14 |
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4 | Book 2, Chapter 5 | 05:17 |
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5 | Book 2, Chapter 6 | 06:57 |
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6 | That said, he turned his back upon the blind man… | 07:16 |
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7 | 'Holy Virgin!' murmured Gringoire… | 07:07 |
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8 | Gringoire shuddered. | 07:10 |
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9 | Trouillefou made a sign… | 07:30 |
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10 | 'Death of the devil!' objected Gringoire… | 07:13 |
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11 | But he paused, as though struck by a sudden thought. | 06:46 |
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12 | Book 2, Chapter 7 | 06:50 |
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1 | 'Mademoiselle Esmeralda,' said the poet… | 06:07 |
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2 | She remained thoughtful for a moment… | 05:00 |
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3 | 'So it was,' said Gringoire… | 06:44 |
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4 | Book 3, Chapter 1 | 07:35 |
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5 | And if we ascend the cathedral… | 08:06 |
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6 | Notre-Dame de Paris is, in particular, a curious specimen of this variety. | 08:29 |
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7 | Book 3, Chapter 2 | 07:49 |
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8 | The Town, which was the largest of the three fragments of Paris… | 08:01 |
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9 | Now, what aspect did this whole present… | 07:17 |
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10 | This side of the Seine was, however, the least mercantile of the two. | 07:53 |
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11 | But that which attracted the eye most of all… | 06:32 |
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1 | Continuing to mount the stories of this amphitheatre… | 07:30 |
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2 | Thus, immediately adjoining the park des Tournelles… | 08:09 |
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3 | It was not then merely a handsome city… | 08:07 |
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4 | An edifice ought to be, moreover, suitable to the climate. | 07:45 |
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5 | Book 4, Chapter 1 | 05:49 |
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6 | Dame Aloise de Gondelaurier, a rich and noble woman… | 04:23 |
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7 | Book 4, Chapter 2 | 06:44 |
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8 | This catastrophe was a crisis in Claude's existence. | 06:59 |
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9 | Book 4, Chapter 3 | 06:45 |
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10 | If now we were to try to penetrate to the soul of Quasimodo… | 06:59 |
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11 | After these first caresses… | 07:11 |
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12 | Book 4, Chapter 4 | 03:21 |
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1 | Book 4, Chapter 5 | 06:06 |
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2 | He had taken his place by turns… | 06:33 |
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3 | There were no great proofs of sorcery… | 05:26 |
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4 | Book 4, Chapter 6 | 02:22 |
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5 | Book 5, Chapter 1 | 07:38 |
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6 | He was, so far as the feeble light of the lamp permitted one to judge… | 06:29 |
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7 | 'Dominum nostrum,' added Gossip Tourangeau… | 06:59 |
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8 | Claude assumed the majestic and pontifical attitude of a Samuel. | 08:00 |
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9 | Book 5, Chapter 2 | 07:59 |
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10 | All civilization begins in theocracy and ends in democracy. | 07:57 |
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11 | Then whoever was born a poet became an architect. | 07:51 |
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12 | The invention of printing is the greatest event in history. | 05:49 |
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1 | Nevertheless, when the sun of the Middle Ages is completely set… | 07:19 |
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2 | A book is so soon made, costs so little, and can go so far! | 07:06 |
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3 | Book 6, Chapter 1 | 07:25 |
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4 | Nevertheless, with so many reasons for taking life patiently… | 07:33 |
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5 | 'What fellow is this?' | 07:17 |
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6 | 'So this is as much as to say…' | 07:32 |
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7 | Book 6, Chapter 2 | 06:42 |
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8 | The piety of that age, not very subtle… | 04:37 |
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9 | Book 6, Chapter 3 | 08:10 |
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10 | Plump and worthy Oudarde was preparing to retort… | 08:06 |
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11 | 'La Chantefleurie had been a poor creature…' | 07:58 |
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1 | 'Then the whole band camped with good grace…' | 08:15 |
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2 | ''Tis in truth, a frightful tale,' said Oudarde… | 08:12 |
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3 | She proceeded alone to the window. | 08:12 |
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4 | It is certain that if the soul had not already quitted… | 07:12 |
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5 | Book 6, Chapter 4 | 06:28 |
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6 | There was wild laughter among the crowd… | 06:47 |
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7 | We have already shown that Quasimodo was generally hated… | 06:18 |
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8 | This exclamation of distress… | 06:10 |
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9 | Book 6, Chapter 5 | 02:02 |
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10 | Volume 2, Chapter 1 | 06:30 |
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11 | From the smiles and significant gestures of Dame Aloise… | 07:00 |
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12 | At that moment Berangere de Champchevrier… | 06:44 |
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1 | 'Fair cousin Phoebus,' said Fleur-de-Lys suddenly… | 06:19 |
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2 | 'You left me in your stead, my beauty,' … | 06:30 |
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3 | 'Holy Virgin!' she suddenly exclaimed… | 07:09 |
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4 | Book 7, Chapter 2 | 07:37 |
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5 | When they had advanced a few paces… | 06:53 |
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6 | La Esmeralda, in the judgment of Gringoire… | 08:05 |
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7 | Book 7, Chapter 3 | 06:29 |
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8 | Book 7, Chapter 4 | 07:39 |
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9 | Something very similar to Faust's cell… | 07:34 |
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10 | 'Others have thought,' continued the dreamy archdeacon… | 07:37 |
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11 | 'Enter!' cried the archdeacon… | 07:00 |
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1 | 'And then,' pursued the sagacious Claude… | 06:39 |
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2 | Book 7, Chapter 5 | 06:53 |
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3 | 'Yes,' replied the priest… | 05:23 |
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4 | 'Thou wert flying towards learning, light, the sun.' | 05:19 |
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5 | Book 7, Chapter 6 | 05:15 |
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6 | Meanwhile, the archdeacon, who had abandoned… | 05:15 |
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7 | Book 7, Chapter 7 | 06:53 |
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8 | 'Well, scholar of Antichrist…' | 06:59 |
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9 | The rages of men like Phoebus are milk-soups… | 06:12 |
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10 | Book 7, Chapter 8 | 08:20 |
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11 | The captain rose to please her… | 07:23 |
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12 | But Dom Claude saw everything. | 07:29 |
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1 | Book 8, Chapter 1 | 08:19 |
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2 | One evening I was spinning on my wheel… | 08:38 |
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3 | The president bent down to a man at his feet… | 08:16 |
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4 | Book 8, Chapter 2 | 06:15 |
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5 | At the clanking of their frightful irons… | 06:54 |
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6 | Book 8, Chapter 3 | 08:43 |
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7 | Book 8, Chapter 4 | 07:52 |
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8 | At length… | 08:16 |
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9 | Both remained silent for several minutes… | 08:22 |
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10 | He made another pause and went on… | 08:10 |
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1 | He opened his cassock… | 05:20 |
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2 | She interrupted with a terrible and thrilling laugh. | 03:49 |
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3 | Book 8, Chapter 5 | 06:55 |
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4 | 'Alas! Lord my God.' | 05:14 |
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5 | Book 8, Chapter 6 | 07:24 |
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6 | Phoebus, who had seen nothing in the line of beauty… | 07:28 |
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7 | Meanwhile, the good mother… | 07:12 |
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8 | 'What Bohemian with the goat?' he stammered. | 07:42 |
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9 | At the moment when he made his appearance… | 07:17 |
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10 | 'Phoebus!' she cried wildly… | 07:25 |
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11 | Book 9, Chapter 1 | 06:00 |
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12 | And when he sought to picture to himself… | 07:26 |
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1 | The monotonous rocking of the boat… | 05:42 |
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2 | 'Greve, aboie, Greve, grouille!' | 06:47 |
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3 | For one moment, he was relieved. | 05:44 |
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4 | Book 9, Chapter 2 | 05:56 |
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5 | He gazed at her with anxiety… | 04:35 |
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6 | Book 9, Chapter 3 | 08:20 |
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7 | Book 9, Chapter 4 | 07:34 |
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8 | The unhappy bellringer fell upon his knees… | 07:27 |
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9 | Meanwhile, the windows of the Gondelaurier mansion… | 07:31 |
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10 | 'The gypsy!' he exclaimed, almost frightened. | 08:15 |
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11 | Book 9, Chapter 5 | 05:27 |
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12 | Book 9, Chapter 6 | 06:05 |
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1 | The priest, who was overwhelming the deaf man… | 02:18 |
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2 | Book 10, Chapter 1 | 06:14 |
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3 | The priest laid his hand on his brow. | 06:04 |
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4 | 'I will tell you more,' cried Dom Claude… | 06:05 |
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5 | 'A head fit for a mule bell!' muttered the archdeacon. | 07:06 |
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6 | Book 10, Chapter 2 | 05:09 |
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7 | Book 10, Chapter 3 | 07:12 |
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8 | 'Be quick! Make haste…' | 06:43 |
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9 | 'Trade is incompatible with nobility.' | 06:13 |
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10 | Book 10, Chapter 4 | 06:14 |
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11 | The throng seemed to increase every moment in the church square. | 07:01 |
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12 | 'To you, Louis de Beaumont…' | 06:17 |
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13 | 'To work, locksmiths!' shouted Trouillefou. | 06:38 |
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1 | Meanwhile, the beggars did not grow discouraged… | 07:55 |
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2 | 'By the Pope's whiskers!' | 07:21 |
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3 | Before a second assailant could gain a foothold… | 08:00 |
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4 | Book 10, Chapter 5 | 08:10 |
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5 | All were uncovered except the king. | 08:21 |
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6 | 'These be dear beasts,' said Louis XI. | 08:15 |
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7 | The lamentable voice which had proceeded from the cage… | 07:55 |
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8 | Once he raised his voice… | 08:10 |
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9 | 'Bless me!' said the king… | 07:31 |
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10 | 'I protest to you, my sovereign lord and master…' | 07:37 |
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1 | 'Pulsus creber, anhelans, crepitans, irregularis,'… | 07:49 |
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2 | 'Ah, yes, the physician!' retorted Louis XI… | 08:05 |
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3 | At that instant… | 08:47 |
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4 | Book 10, Chapter 6 | 02:09 |
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5 | Book 10, Chapter 7 | 05:04 |
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6 | Book 11, Chapter 1 | 07:59 |
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7 | Beside them, the enormous towers of Notre-Dame… | 08:00 |
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8 | 'There is also a pleasant garden…' | 07:43 |
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9 | 'Listen!' he said to her… | 08:03 |
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10 | 'Oh! I shall fall upon the pavement…' | 08:12 |
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11 | A guttural laugh replied… | 08:00 |
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1 | The gypsy had just drawn from the bag… | 07:45 |
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2 | At that moment… | 07:33 |
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3 | Always and everywhere people are to be found… | 07:21 |
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4 | Phoebus was no longer there. | 07:20 |
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5 | The recluse had gone and seated herself by her daughter… | 07:05 |
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6 | 'Oh! If you have had a mother, monsiegneur!' | 06:56 |
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7 | Book 11, Chapter 2 | 08:14 |
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8 | When he reached the summit of the tower… | 07:52 |
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9 | The spout, above which he had stood… | 07:59 |
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10 | Book 11, Chapter 3 | 02:09 |
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11 | Book 11, Chapter 4 | 05:34 |
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Total Playing Time: 22:26:32