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Toilers of the Sea (1866) is a novel by Victor Hugo.
Written while Hugo was living in exile on the island of Guernsey, Toilers of the Sea is a story of adventure that expresses the everyday struggles of a fool in love while capturing the changes wrought by political and economic revolution in Europe. “Gilliatt lived in the parish of St. Sampson. He was not liked by his neighbours; and there were reasons for that fact.” Viewed as an outsider by the seafaring community of Guernsey, Gilliat lives alone in a house deemed haunted, though no one would dare visit him anyway.
Despite his skill as a fisherman, the townspeople claim he is a malevolent sorcerer, all but condemning him to a life of total seclusion.
In love with the niece of a prominent shipowner, he volunteers to salvage what he can from a vessel that was wrecked some distance from the coast.
Braving the elements and coming face to face with a vicious octopus, Gilliatt seizes his only chance at escaping his lonely circumstances, at finding love at last.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Victor Hugo’s Toilers of the Sea is a classic work of French literature reimagined for modern readers.
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- Pages:460 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Graphic Arts Books
- Publication Date:22/07/2021
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- ISBN:9781513291383
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:460 pages, Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:Graphic Arts Books
- Publication Date:22/07/2021
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- ISBN:9781513291383
