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## [Victor Hugo's "Toilers of the sea" (1866) - Transition from sail to steam](https://www.queseas.com/t/victor-hugos-toilers-of-the-sea-1866-transition-from-sail-to-steam/946)

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**Author:** [@Paraschos.Liadis](https://www.queseas.com/u/Paraschos.Liadis)\
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**Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://www.queseas.com/t/victor-hugos-toilers-of-the-sea-1866-transition-from-sail-to-steam/946 "2024-05-27T23:52:19Z")

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Victor Hugo grasped the public sentiment on how the people saw steamships during the transition from sail to steam, the first major technological challenge that the shipping industry faced. It is quite an interesting pa…