Toilers of the Sea

Name: Toilers of the Sea
Author: Victor Hugo
ISBN: 9780862998233

by Victor Hugo

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Toilers of the Sea is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1866. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island community to transmute seemingly mundane events into drama of the highest calibre. Les Travailleurs de la Mer is set just after the Napoleonic Wars and deals with the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the island.

First published 1800350 pages

843.7

Category: Literature
Priority: Must-Read
Author works: 5
Editions known: 44

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 843.7843.17
Library of Congress (LCC): PR4494 H5 1860PQ2289.T7 E55 2002PQ2289.T7 E55 1960PQ2289.T7E5513 2002

Subjects

Adventure storiesContinental european fiction (fictional works by one author)Fate and fatalismFictionFiction, action & adventureFransFrench fictionFrench literatureIllustratiesSea storiesTranslations into English

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ISBN 9780862998233English

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First published1800

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