Le capitaine d'Auverney, narrateur, doit épouser Marie, mais elle est sauvée d'un crocodile par l'esclave Pierrot, amoureux d'elle. D'Auverney le protège malgré ses sentiments. Le jour de leur mariage, une révolte des esclaves éclate et Marie est enlevée. Pierrot, sous le nom de Bug-Jargal, devient un chef de rébellion. Premier roman de V. Hugo.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord, it puts down deep roots into our whole being.' Set in medieval Paris, against the backdrop of the brooding Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Hugo's take on the classic story of Beauty and the Beast tells of the hunchbacked, grotesque bellringer, Quasimodo. Rejected by Parisian society because of his appearance, Quasimodo resides in Notre-Dame, harbouring a love for the only woman that pities him, a gypsy named Esmerelda. However, a sinister archdeacon also covets Esmerelda, and when his advances are spurned, he seeks to destroy her.