The Hunchback of Notre-Dame<span> (</span>French<span>: </span>Notre-Dame de Paris<span>) is a </span>French Romantic/Gothic novel<span> by </span>Victor Hugo<span>, published in </span>1831<span>. The original French title refers to </span>Notre Dame Cathedral<span>, on which the story is centered. English translator </span>Frederic Shoberl<span> named the novel </span>The Hunchback of Notre Dame<span> in 1833 because, at the time, Gothic novels were more popular than Romance novels in England.</span>[1]<span> The story is set in </span>Paris, France<span> in the </span>Late Middle Ages<span>, during the reign of </span>Louis XI<span>.</span>
English culture is from England England is defined by the cultural norms of England and the English people. Owing to England's influential position within the United Kingdom it can sometimes be difficult to differentiate English culture from the culture of the United Kingdom as a whole.
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