Toilers of the Sea

by Victor Hugo

Language: English

Published: 1866-01-01. 146,687 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Adventure

Content Rating: Older than 17

On a lonely island off Guernsey, a rough, stubborn sailor stakes his whole life on salvaging a wrecked steamship to win the woman he loves. Battling storms, reefs, monstrous sea creatures and treachery on shore, he struggles against nature, gossip and fate to turn his impossible labor into redemption and heartbreaking sacrifice.