Jan 8, 2009

Esther Waters | Esther Waters

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Author: George Moore
First Published: 1894
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Naturalism
Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
Setting: England
Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
Subjects: Gambling, Nineteenth century, Betrayal, Pregnancy, England or English people, Lower classes, Illegitimacy, Faith, Servants, Loneliness, Debtors or creditors
Locales: England

Characters Discussed

Esther Waters, an uneducated servant girl, sturdily built but graceful; she is rather sullen-looking except when she smiles. As she grows older, she becomes stout but retains a natural dignity despite her unhappy life. Her devoutness, though it causes mockery among the Barfield servants, brings her comfort. Pregnant and disgraced, Esther loses her job and is later left alone when her mother dies and her stepfather moves to Australia. She experiences hard times until Miss Rice employs her before her marriage to the reckless William Latch. Her love for and...

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Esther Waters | Esther Waters

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Characters Discussed

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