Do you know what novel by a French writer saved the cathedral, which is now known as one of the symbols of Paris, from destruction? Exactly – it is «Notre-Dame de Paris» by Victor Hugo. Right after the novel’s publication in 1831, a campaign for the cathedral’s saving and restoration was unleashed. By that time, the cathedral had been half-ruined. But it is not only the description of this gorgeous architectural monument that attracts a reader. Love, jealousy, betrayal, intrigues, and death are deeply intertwined under the vaults of the gothic cathedral. This dramatic love story will not leave anyone unmoved.

Hugo V. Notre-Dame de Paris : 1482 / Victor Hugo ; préface d'Adrien Goetz ; édition établie et annotée par Benedikte Andersson. - [Paris] : Gallimard, 2009. - 951 p.: ill. - ( Collection Folio. Classique ;4849: ) (Location-French reading room, catalogue code Ш6(0)52 H90)