Many of the old translations are still out there today! Translators not getting their names on stuff was common practice in the 1800s reprinting old public domain translations is common practice now and if I’m not mistaken, some translators whose names were on their translations aren’t getting credit for today’s reprints. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame: Translations in English If you just want a quick-and-dirty recommendation on which translation to choose, jump to the conclusion of Part 2.
I found so much information on translations of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame that I had to split this post into two. The internet-modern-day heir to the printing press-in April 2019 helped raise millions of dollars, literally overnight, to salvage the cathedral Hugo loved. Maybe video killed the radio star, but the printing press still hasn’t killed architecture. You might think it’s a dramatic story about a deformed bell-ringer, a priest, a captain, and a dancing girl with a goat, but it was actually written with the primary objective of arousing public interest in preserving threatened Gothic architecture in France. Originally published in 1831, it’s been translated more than a dozen times and adapted for comics, children’s books, plays, tv shows, and movies-including, of course, a Disney animated feature film. So, you want to read Victor Hugo’s wildly popular novel. “Which English translation of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame should I read?”
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