The workers of the sea. Hugo V.

Roman, first published in 1866 and Hugo himself, perceived as the final part of the trilogy of the struggle of a person with the forces of superstitions ("Cathedral of the Parisian Mother of God"), social injustice ("rejected") and, of course, destructive natural elements ( Accordingly, the “workers of the sea”) is one of the most fascinating works of the great writer, which is now being read with an unhappy interest.

Lastieri, the old shipowner, threatens the ruin - a thieving captain, trying to hide his crimes, drove his steamer “ Duranda ”to reefs. The beauty Deryushett, Lyatieri's niece, desperately promises to marry someone who will save at least a steam car of the ship. And then a young fisherman secretly in love with her goes into a dangerous expedition, not yet knowing that he has to grab there with a nightmare is much worse than rocks and storms...