Set on the Isle of Guernsey, The Toilers of the Sea tells how Gilliatt, a reclusive fisherman and dreamer, sets out to salvage a wrecked ship for the love of Deruchette, the owner's beautiful niece. Mingling mythical, romantic, and social themes against a backdrop of memorable descriptions of period, place, and people, The Toilers of the Sea is a novel of epic proportions.This brand-new edition of The Toilers of the Sea restores a timeless tale to its rightful place in company among Hugo's more famous work: Les Miserables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
