Os Trabalhadores do Mar
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilers_of_the_Sea Wikipedia page about this book: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Travailleurs_de_la_Mer Release date is 2018-09-13
"Os Trabalhadores do Mar" by Victor Hugo is a novel published in 1866. Set on Guernsey after the Napoleonic Wars, it follows Gilliatt, a social outcast who loves Deruchette, his shipowner's niece. When her uncle's steamship wrecks on a dangerous reef, she promises to marry whoever salvages the engine. Gilliatt volunteers for this perilous mission, facing physical ordeals including a battle with an octopus, while enduring his neighbors' scorn and navigating the complexities of unrequited devotion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)