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Toilers of the Sea
Toilers of the Sea () is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1866. The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island community to transmute seemingly mundane events into drama of the highest calibre. "Les Travailleurs de la Mer" is set just after the Napoleonic Wars and deals with the impact of the Industrial Revolution upon the island.
The story concerns a Guernseyman named Gilliatt, a social outcast who
"Toilers of the Sea" (1914 film) – director unknown (silent)
- "Toilers of the Sea" (1915 film) – director unknown (silent)
- "Toilers of the Sea" (1923 film) – director Roy William Neill (silent)
- "Toilers of the Sea" (1936 film) – director Selwyn Jepson
- "Sea Devils" (1953 film) – director Raoul Walsh