The Toilers of the Sea

Victor Hugo
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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.
Genres: ClassicsFictionFranceFrench LiteratureLiteratureNovels19th CenturyRomanceHistorical FictionAdventure
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