Of the three Victor Hugo novels most readily available in the U.S., The Toilers of the Sea is the least well-known and the one that Hollywood and Broadway have not transformed into pop culture hits. Set in the Channel Islands, where Hugo was exiled for a time, it recounts the heroic story of a local man who risks all the little he has, including his life, to rescue the engines of a shipwrecked steamer and win the /5. In his Preface to Les Travailleurs de la mer (The Toilers of the Sea, ; translated by James Hogarth for The Modern Library, with an Introduction by Graham Robb; pp.) Victor Hugo (Febru – ) states, “Religion, society, nature: such are the three struggles in which man is engaged Cited by: 4. Toilers of the Sea, is a novel by Victor Hugo. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Reviews. Review this book and you'll be entered for a chance to win $50!
In typical Victor Hugo style, if you can get past the beginning description of every rock, tree, beach, cliff, tide, weather and geology of the area Toilers of the Sea becomes a book you can't put down. I found The Toilers of the Sea to be my favorite book by Hugo and indeed one of my favorite all time reads. Toilers of the Sea () is a novel by Victor Hugo. Written while Hugo was living in exile on the island of Guernsey, Toilers of the Sea is a story of adventure that expresses the everyday struggles of a fool in love while capturing the changes wrought by political and economic revolution in Europe. "Gilliatt lived in the parish of St. Sampson. LibriVox recording of Toilers of the Sea, by Victor Hugo. This is the story of a man's monumental struggle against nature, to win the hand of the woman he loves, and surmount every difficulty that Nature puts in his path (Summary by Alisson Veldhuis).
First published in , a novel about the island of Guernsey. Clean tight HB copy. /4 x /2, pp, b/w frontispiece. VeryGood unmarked, tanning edges, sunned spine. Hardback in red cloth boards, blind-stamped design on cover, gilt titing on spine, no jacket as issued. There have been at least five film adaptations of the novel, including: Toilers of the Sea ( film) – director unknown (silent) Toilers of the Sea ( film) – director unknown (silent) Toilers of the Sea ( film) – director Roy William Neill (silent) Toilers of the Sea ( film) – director. Toilers of the Sea, is a novel by Victor Hugo. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Reviews. Review this book and you'll be entered for a chance to win $50!.
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