{"product_id":"9781961884281","title":"The Toilers of the Sea","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Hugo, Victor \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 January 2025 by Unnamed Press (Smith \u0026amp;Taylor Classics) in the United States as part of 'the Smith \u0026amp; Taylor Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 480 pages, Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 x 31 | 362g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“No character was ever thrown into such strange relief as Gilliatt… here, indeed, the true position of man in the universe.” —Robert Louis StevensonThe 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, Déruchette. 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 Misérables. 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","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46970063192323,"sku":"9781961884281","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781961884281.jpg?v=1751108182","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781961884281","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}