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Cover of The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo

The Toilers of the Sea

1800

Historical Fiction Romance

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.

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The Toilers of the Sea

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1800

Historical Fiction Romance

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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.

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