num_pages: 480
description: A new translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, which tells the story of a reculsive 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.
language: English
title: The Toilers of the Sea
titlecomplete: The Toilers of the Sea
characters: Clubin, Gilliatt, Joe Ebenezer Claudray, Jacquemin Herode, Lethierry, Landoys, Deruchette, Rantaine
genres: Classics, Adventure, France, Novels, Romance, Historical Fiction, Literature, French Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 4208
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: French-American Foundation Translation Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Modern Library