The Toilers of the Sea (1961 Heritage Press edition), illustrated by Tranquillo Marangoni, offers a visually striking interpretation of Victor Hugo’s 1866 maritime epic, distinct from the more common Fritz Eichenberg-illustrated version. This edition showcases Marangoni’s bold, expressionistic wood-engravings—characterized by dramatic contrasts and swirling, almost abstract seascapes—that amplify the novel’s themes of human struggle against nature’s fury. The Italian artist’s depiction of Gilliatt’s battle with the monstrous octopus is particularly arresting, its tentacles rendered as inky black vortices threatening to engulf the protagonist.
The Toilers of the Sea – Victor Hugo 1961 | Heritage Press
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- Author:
Victor Hugo; Isabel F. Hapgood translator; Tranquillo Marangoni illustrator - Publisher:
The Heritage Press, 1961 - Binding:
Hardcover - Condition:
Near Fine - Size:
8vo - Attributes:
Illustrated
First Heritage Press edition thus. Pictorial green cloth, binding tight, square, spine sun faded, internally fine, unmarked. Near Fine in VG original slipcase.
