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by Victor Hugo (Author), James Hogarth (Translator), Graham Robb (Introduction by)
A new translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, which tells the story of an illiterate fisherman from the Channel Islands who must free a ship that has run aground in order to win the hand of the woman he loves, a shipowner's daughter.
Author Biography
James Hogarth was educated at Edinburgh University, and was later undersecretary in the Scottish Office.
Graham Robb's many books include Victor Hugo: A Biography, which won the 1997 Whitbread Biography Award.