Esther Waters

George Moore (1852 - 1933)

“She stood on the platform watching the receding train. A few bushes hid the curve of the line; the white vapour rose above them, evaporating in the pale evening. A moment more and the last carriage would pass out of sight. The white gates swung forward slowly and closed over the line”. Thus opens the novel about Esther Waters, young, pious woman from a poor working class family who, while working as a kitchen maid, is seduced by another employee, becomes pregnant, is deserted by her lover, and against all odds decides to raise her child as a single mother. Esther Waters is one of a group of Victorian novels that depict the life of a “fallen woman”. It is considered to be Moore’s best novel. (Summary from Wikipedia, revised by Stav Nisser.)

Genre(s): Romance

Language: English

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Play 01 Chapter 01 Cori Samuel
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Play 03 Chapter 03 Bridget Gaige
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Play 26 Chapter 26 Bridget Gaige
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Play 27 Chapter 27 Neeru Iyer
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Play 39 Chapter 39 Bridget Gaige
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