{"product_id":"the-toilers-of-the-sea-9781961884281","title":"The Toilers of the Sea","description":"\"No character was ever thrown into such strange relief as Gilliatt... here, indeed, the true position of man in the universe.\" \u003cb\u003e--Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tale of Gilliatt, an outcast fisherman who must rescue one of the engines from a wrecked steamship. If successful, he will win the hand of the shipowner's beautiful daughter, Deruchette. He will brave the harsh rocks, the freezing waves, and even the grasp of a sea monster to prove his worth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth a fairytale and richly detailed study of early nineteenth-century Guernsey, \u003ci\u003e The Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is the oft-forgotten novel that completes Hugo's famed trilogy with \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Mis?rables\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smith \u0026amp; Taylor Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961884281\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480","brand":"Victor Hugo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683450777781,"sku":"9781961884281","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ea7ecf51-1cb9-4c0c-ae93-80e666c3b4f3.jpg?v=1727795925","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-toilers-of-the-sea-9781961884281","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}