{"product_id":"9781961884281-the-toilers-of-the-sea","title":"The Toilers of the Sea","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea tells the fairytale-esque story of Gilliatt, an outcast fisherman who must rescue an engine from a wrecked steamship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe oft-forgotten novel that completes a trilogy with Hugo’s famed \u003ci\u003eThe Hunchback of Notre Dame\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“No character was ever thrown into such strange relief as Gilliatt… here, indeed, the true position of man in the universe.” —Robert Louis Stevenson \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e tells the fairytale-esque story of Gilliatt, an outcast fisherman who must rescue an engine from a wrecked steamship. If successful, he will win the hand of the shipowner's beautiful daughter, Déruchette. He will brave the harsh rocks, the freezing waves, and even the grasp of a sea monster to prove his worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toilers of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a richly detailed study of early nineteenth-century Guernsey. It is a tribute to the drama of nature and the insignificance of man against it, to solitude in exile, and the light we choose to carry in the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a conversational afterword from broadcaster Andrew Chater and writer Maya Weeks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56676359799158,"sku":"9781961884281","price":13.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31541887.jpg?v=1763372058","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781961884281-the-toilers-of-the-sea","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}