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Hugo was one day exploring Notre Dame Cathedral, when in one of the bell towers he discovered the Greek word "ANA?KH" carved into the stone wall. This word means "fate". Hugo became curious about who had carved this word and why. Unable to find any clues to the inscriber, the story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame began to form in his mind.Hugo began to write Hunchback in 1829. The agreement with hi... More

Hugo was one day exploring Notre Dame Cathedral, when in one of the bell towers he discovered the Greek word "ANA?KH" carved into the stone wall. This word means "fate". Hugo became curious about who had carved this word and why. Unable to find any clues to the inscriber, the story of The Hunchback of Notre Dame began to form in his mind.Hugo began to write Hunchback in 1829. The agreement with his original publisher, Gosselin, was that the book would be finished that same year. However, Hugo was constantly forced to delay due to other projects. By the summer of 1830, Gosselin demanded the book to be completed by February 1831. And so beginning in September of 1830, Hugo literally worked non-stop on the project. He bought a new bottle of ink, a woolen cloak, and cloistered himself in his room refusing to be bothered or to leave his house (except for nightly visits to the cathedral). The book was finished six months later.

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