Deaf characters in literature

[semi-fly]

Can anyone suggest any classic literature in which one or more of the characters is deaf or hard of hearing? I believe Daniel Defoe wrote prior to Robinson Crusoe a novel or short story in which a character was either deaf or hard of hearing but its title escapes me.

As I understand it in early or classic literature authors normally portrayed characters like this as more or less inferior to other characters as a bonus if you suggest a piece of literature can you clarify if the author portrays the character in such light if you know.

The language of the book doesn't really matter, but if possible recommend books that are in English, French, Spanish, German, or Portuguese.

At the moment I am aware of a few title where deaf characters appeared in some capacity or another:

To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
The Mansion - William Faulkner
The Talisman - Sir Walter Scott

Thanks.

[Nightshade]

Sir Gibbie by George MAcdonald, but come to think of it I think he is mute rather than deaf.
Same with Kimberley of the Orchard by MOntgomery ( is that the one where she talks in the end??)
I would have to think about it some more, I can think of books that deal with blindness and obviously What Katy did where she injurses herself and is confined to a whell chiar for years but I will have to think quite hard abut the deafness.

[AuntShecky]

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

[prendrelemick]

The Hunchback of Notre dame
Wasn't Quasimodo deaf or hard of hearing?

[mono]

The Miracle Worker by William Gibson