“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, D?ruchette. 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 Mis?rables. 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
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Smith & Taylor Classics
Published: 12/10/2024
Series: Smith & Taylor Classics #4
Pages: 480
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9781961884281
Language: English
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