In the canon
The Toilers of the Sea
- Form
- Form Novel
- Year
- Year 1866
- Originally in
- Originally in French
- Pages
- Pages 480
A solitary Guernsey man rows out to two rocks in the open sea and spends months salvaging a wrecked steamer's engine by hand, because its owner has promised his niece to whoever brings it back.
The waves are full of talons.
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