Books like The hunchback of Notre Dame by Jimmy Symonds

Charles Dickens’ landmark historical novel, set in London and Paris during the French Revolution, follows Doctor Manette’s 18‑year imprisonment, his release, and his reunion with daughter Lucie amid looming terror.

Charles Dickens’ classic bildungsroman follows an orphan named Pip as he grows from humble beginnings in Kent to London society, encountering wealth, poverty, love, and moral triumph.

A lonely orphan girl on the Yorkshire moors befriends a disabled cousin and unlocks the secrets of a hidden garden.

Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’s 1837-39 social novel, follows an orphan raised in a workhouse who flees to London, joins a gang of pickpockets, and uncovers family secrets while exposing child labour and exploitation.

Victor Hugo’s historical epic follows peasant Jean Valjean, unjustly imprisoned and pursued by the relentless inspector Javert, exploring themes of justice, redemption, and the social conditions of 19th-century France.

A 19th‑century tale of poverty, family, and the perils of a fraudulent antique dealer, centered on the young orphan Nell and her loyal grandfather.

A young girl's journey to London with her father, exploring the world of alchemy and finding her own strength and resilience.

Stoker’s Dracula adapted for the stage, a serious, 19‑century Gothic play that condenses the novel into focused action and dialogue, preserving the original language and horror.

Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame, battles injustice in medieval Paris to protect the gypsy dancer Esmeralda.

A graphic retelling of Victor Hugo’s classic set in Paris, following the bell‑tower guardian Quasimodo as he defends the gypsy dancer Esmeralda from injustice, exploring themes of disability and compassion.

When the Soviet Union invades its tiny neighbor Finland in November 1939, Marko volunteers to help the war effort. Even though his leg was weakened by polio, he can ski well, and he becomes a messenger on the front line, skiing in white camouflage through the forests at night. The dark forest is terrifying, and so are the odds against the Finns: the Russians have 4 times as many soldiers and 30 times as many planes. They have 3000 tanks, while the Finns have 30. But a tank is no help in the snowy forest--a boy on skis is. And the Russians don't know winter the way the Finns do, or what tough guerrilla warriors the Finns are. Marko teams up with another messenger, Karl. Gradually Marko learns that Karl's whole family was killed by the Russians. And Karl has a secret--he's really Kaari, a girl who joined up to get revenge for her family's deaths.From the Hardcover edition.

Set in medieval Paris, this juvenile retelling follows Quasimodo, the bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, as he defends the gypsy dancer Esmaralda against unjust execution.