The toilers of the sea
By: Victor Hugo ; a new translation by James Hogarth ; introduction by Graham Robb ; notes by James Hogarth ; [illustrations by Victor Hugo].
Contributors: Hogarth, James.
Edition: Modern Library paperback ed.
Series: The Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 441
Description: "The Toilers of the Sea tells of the reclusive Guernsey fisherman Gilliatt, who salvages the engines of a wrecked ship by performing great feats of engineering, matching wits with sea and storm, and doing battle with a great sea monster - all to win the hand of a shipowner's daughter."--BOOK JACKET.