Toilers of the Sea

<p><I>Toilers of the Sea</I> (1866) is a novel by Victor Hugo. Written while Hugo was living in exile on the island of Guernsey <I>Toilers of the Sea</I> is a story of adventure that expresses the everyday struggles of a fool in love while capturing the changes wrought by political and economic revolution in Europe. Gilliatt lived in the parish of St. Sampson. He was not liked by his neighbours; and there were reasons for that fact. Viewed as an outsider by the seafaring community of Guernsey Gilliat lives alone in a house deemed haunted though no one would dare visit him anyway. Despite his skill as a fisherman the townspeople claim he is a malevolent sorcerer all but condemning him to a life of total seclusion. In love with the niece of a prominent shipowner he volunteers to salvage what he can from a vessel that was wrecked some distance from the coast. Braving the elements and coming face to face with a vicious octopus Gilliatt seizes his only chance at escaping his lonely circumstances at finding love at last.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>