{"product_id":"9781961884281","title":"The Toilers of the Sea","description":"Author: Victor Hugo\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781961884281\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Unnamed Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 480\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026amp;#x27;No character was ever thrown into such strange relief as Gilliatt...here, indeed, the true position of man in the universe.\u0026amp;#x27;  Robert Louis Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u0026amp;#x27;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\u003eA richly detailed study of early nineteenth-century Guernsey, \u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is the oft-forgotten novel that completes a trilogy with Hugo's famed \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\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","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46875649278110,"sku":"ADS-9781961884281","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781961884281.jpg?v=1779754671","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781961884281","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}