The Toilers of the Sea -- Victor Hugo, Paperback

A new translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, which tells the story of an illiterate 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.

Author: Victor Hugo
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 09/10/2002
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780375761324

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2002 pg. 1348
PW Notes and Reprints 09/30/2002 pg. 52

About the Author
James Hogarth was educated at Edinburgh University, and was later undersecretary in the Scottish Office.

Graham Robb's many books include Victor Hugo: A Biography, which won the 1997 Whitbread Biography Award.