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"No character was ever thrown into such strange relief as Gilliatt... here, indeed, the true position of man in the universe." --Robert Louis Stevenson
The Toilers of the Sea tells the fairytale-esque story of Gilliatt, an outcast fisherman who must rescue an engine from a wrecked steamship. If successful, he will win the hand of the shipowner's beautiful daughter, Déruchette. He will brave the harsh rocks, the freezing waves, and even the grasp of a sea monster to prove his worth.
A richly detailed study of early nineteenth-century Guernsey, The Toilers of the Sea is the oft-forgotten novel that completes a trilogy with Hugo's famed The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Misérables. It is a tribute to the drama of nature and the insignificance of man against it, to solitude in exile, and the light we choose to carry in the darkness.
Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Smith & Taylor Classics
Published: 12/10/2024
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.50d
ISBN13: 9781961884281
ISBN10: 1961884283
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics