The Guernsey Society bookshop

Victor Hugo

Toilers of the Sea

Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo

A new paperback edition of the novel written by Victor Hugo during his exile in Guernsey & dedicated to the people of Guernsey. It tells the story of Gilliatt, a Guernsey fisherman who falls in love with the daughter of a local shipowner.

"It is only now being recognised as an important moment in the history of the novel".

"Victor Hugo" Graham Robb (see below)

Victor Hugo in the Channel Islands

Victor Hugo in the Channel Islands by Gregory Stevens-Cox

The story of Victor Hugo's exile in Jersey & Guernsey. Packed with interesting facts and photographs. Text in English and French.

Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo by Graham Robb

Recent biography of Victor Hugo - now out in paperback.

Victor Hugo in Jersey

Victor Hugo in Jersey by Philip Stevens

The story of Victor Hugo's exile in Jersey.

The Story of Adele H

The Story of Adele H (DVD)

Francois Truffaut film starring a young Isabelle Adjani about the tragic life of Adele, daughter of Victor Hugo. Starring many Guernsey locations and a few local actors.