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Le Bossu (transl. The Hunchback) is a French historical adventure novel by Paul Féval, first published in serial parts in Paris in 1858.
Loosely based on real events, the story is set in France in two distinct periods, 1699 and 1717, and incorporates real historical characters such as Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.