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The Toilers of the Sea (Signet Classics) (Paperback)

by Victor Hugo (Author), Isabel F. Hapgood (Translator) "THE ATLANTIC wears away our coasts ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Signet Classics; Reprint edition (Nov 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0451527720
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451527721
  • Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.7 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 957,040 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This facsimile edition of "The Toilers of the Sea" is a recent reprint of the original Harper & Brothers edition of 1867 with two engravings from original pictures by Gustave Dore.

Fleeing political persecution, in 1855, Victor Hugo found sanctuary on the Isle of Guernsey where he was surrounded by the most historic and picturesque of the Channel Islands.

The legends and lore of the islands sparked Hugo's imagination, resulting in one of his most unusual works. Setting mythical, romantic, and social themes against a backdrop of memorable descriptions, "The Toilers of the Sea" is a novel of epic proportions. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a novelist, poet and dramatist, most important of French Romantic writers. Among Hugo's best-known works are "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Les Miserables." Hugo invented his own version of the historical novel, combining the local color and historical detail of Honore de Balzac and the spiritual discourse of George Sand.

Hugo died in Paris on May 22, 1885. He was given at his death a national funeral. It was attended by two million people. Victor Hugo is buried in the Pantheon.

Gustave Dore was born in Strasbourg in 1832. He became a book illustrator in Paris and his commissions included work by Rabelais, Balzac and Dante. In 1853 he was asked to illustrate the works of Lord Byron. This was followed by other work for British publishers including a new illustrated English Bible.

Dore's English Bible (1865) was a great success and in 1867 Gustave Dore had a major exhibition of his work in London. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Hugos critical eye captures island life well., 19 May 2001
The book tells the story of characters surrounding the setting up of a ferry service between Guernsey and St.Malo. The island life is almost tightly knit, but the book interweaves sub-stories of all Toilers of the Sea, fisherman, smugglers and ferrymen. We follow the main story of Gilliat, who for the love of Deruchette has sworn he will return the shipwrecked remains of Mess Lethierry's ship - the Durande. Gilliat sets out on this impossible mission with just a small boat, a few basic tools and just his raw wits pitted against the sea. The boat is lodged in between the two rocks of the Douves and must be freed before the sea smashes the carcass and is lost forever. The story never waines and often turns to the unexpected. This is a study of life in the 1800s on a small island with all of the revolutions happening around it, and how these interweave in the characters lives.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag, 7 Dec 2008
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I had mixed feelings about this one. The first 140 pages were quite colourful and absorbing, albeit complete with the lengthy digressions and evocative descriptions of buildings, especially old and dilapidated ones, that are typical of Hugo's prose. However, the next 140 pages were very dull and overblown, with endless description of rocks and sea and storms and a wrecked ship, with no characters other than the central one. After a while, I simply had to skim most of this section to get to the more interesting final section. That was worth it, with a bittersweet and tragic ending. So a mixed bag, a book of two halves, not in the same league as Les Miserables or Hunchback, but worth having got through in the end.
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