The Toilers of the Sea
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Toilers of the Sea
By (Author) Victor Hugo
Translated by James Hogarth
Introduction by Graham Robb
Random House USA Inc
Modern Library Inc
15th September 2002
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
Classic fiction: general and literary
843.7
Physical Properties
Paperback
480
Width 132mm, Height 203mm, Spine 25mm
397g
Description
Anew translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, which tells the story of an illiterate 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.
Author Bio
James Hogarth was educated at Edinburgh University, and was later undersecretary in the Scottish Office. Graham Robb's many books include Victor Hugo- A Biography, which won the 1997 Whitbread Biography Award.
