Gilliatt

Gilliatt

battles storms, disaster, and a giant octopus in order to salvage a ship’s engine and win a bride. [Fr. Lit.: Toilers of the Sea in Magill II, 1037]
See: Adventurousness

Gilliatt

his plan for wedding Déruchette foiled by her love for another, he commits suicide by drowning. [Fr. Lit.: Toilers of the Sea in Magill II, 1037]
See: Love, Tragic
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