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Toilers of the Sea ( French: Les Travailleurs de la mer) is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1866. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Hugo spent 15 years in exile. [1] Hugo uses the setting of a small island community to transmute seemingly mundane events into drama of the highest calibre.
- Victor Hugo
- 1866
May 12, 2010 · A classic tale of a man who defies the sea and fate, inspired by Hugo's exile in Guernsey and his admiration for Shakespeare. Read the introduction by Ernest Rhys, who praises Hugo's splendid energy and his heroic protagonist Gilliatt.
May 12, 2010 · Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885
- Thomas, W. Moy (William Moy), 1828-1910
- Rhys, Ernest, 1859-1946
- Les travailleurs de la mer. English
A new translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, which tells the story of a reculsive fisherman from the Channel Islands who must free a ship that has run aground in order to win the hand of the woman he loves, a shipowner's daughter.
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Story of an illiterate fisherman from the Channel Islands who must free a ship that has run aground in order to win the hand of the woman he...
Feb 16, 2017 · Read Books Ltd, Feb 16, 2017 - Fiction - 532 pages. 0 Reviews. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. Gilliatt, a Guernseyman and social...
