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Esther Waters
George Moore
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This 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.
This 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.
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"I'm always getting in your way," she said, with a low, nervous laugh.
"No harm in that; …fellow servants; there must be give and take."
Tremblingly they looked at each other, feeling that the time had come, that an explanation was inevitable, but at that moment the drawing-room bell rang above their heads, and William said,. . . Read More
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This is a fabulous and neglected book written in the 1890's. A strong heroine, fascinating portrayal of working class life in London and the culture of betting on horses. Esther Waters is a young single mom, making her way despite the odds. Wonderfully evocative. Much better than other well known fi
I really really liked this! I love reading Victorian book that look at fallen women - their destitution, their shame, their life, etc. Every Victorian author has something different say on the matter, and I really liked Moore’s sympathetic portrayal of the figure. Esther was such a lovely character
I enjoyed this one, but it's not my favourite George Moore. While it very interestingly examines a lot of important themes, I found the pacing a bit odd and the ending a little disappointing. There's also a lot about horseracing in this book - maybe too much!
Ester Waters is the story of a poor young servant girl in a naturalist style influenced by Emile Zola. Like most such novels the story could be unfairly summarised in but a few sentences and could be labelled `boring', especially if you can tick the usual boxes of `someone dying of consumption' (usu
I think of this as the Victorian anti-romance. There is a little romance present, but overlaying everything, the driving force, is the struggle to survive--and it truly is an epic battle, at least for our protagonist, Esther. She literally spends a great deal of her life not knowing if she's going t
I'm amazed to be happy to give such a high rating to a story of an unlucky girl who has a baby outside marriage written by a Victorian man, but while I read this a few years ago, I did think that George Moore's handling of the subject was warm and sensitive. Given Victorian delicacies regarding sexu
Esther never gives up; Never backs down. I like that in a heroine.