An Iceland Fisherman

An Iceland Fisherman by Pierre Loti is a classic novel that tells the story of a young fisherman named Yann Gaos, who lives on the coast of Brittany in France. Yann is a skilled fisherman and is known for his bravery and strength. However, his life takes a turn when he falls in love with a woman named Gaud, who is already engaged to another man.Despite his love for Gaud, Yann decides to leave Brittany and become a fisherman in Iceland. He hopes that this new life will help him forget about Gaud and start anew. However, life in Iceland is tough, and Yann faces many challenges as he tries to make a living as a fisherman.As the story progresses, Yann's love for Gaud remains strong, and he is torn between his desire to be with her and his duty as a fisherman. The novel explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the struggles of life at sea.An Iceland Fisherman is a beautifully written novel that captures the harsh beauty of Iceland and the struggles of those who make their living at sea. It is a timeless classic that continues to be read and loved by readers around the world.1902. From the French Classical Romances. Translated from the French with a critical introduction by his Excellency M. Jules Cambon Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to the United States. A frontispiece and numerous other portraits with descriptive notes by Octave Uzanne. After joining the French Navy, Loti (pen name of Louis Julien Marie Viaud) saw the world from shipboard. He spent long months among the palm groves of the South Seas; he visited the scorching coast of Senegal and the seas of Iceland. A prolific writer, Loti used every strange and exotic scene as a background for his romance novels. The book begins: There they were, five huge, square-built seamen, drinking away together in the dismal cabin, which reeked of fish-pickle and bilge-water. The overhead beams came down too low for their tall statures, and rounded off at one end so as to resemble a gull's breast, seen from within. The whole rolled gently with a monotonous wail, inclining one slowly to drowsiness. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.