Publication

2004-06-30 - Kessinger Publishing

Language

English

Word Count

96,000 words, Guess

Page Count

384 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101419118471
  • ISBN-139781419118470
  • Better World Books9781419118470
  • Open LibraryOL9379456M

Description

Quoting Wikipedia: "Set in England from the early 1870s onward, the novel is about a 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"."

First Sentence

She stood on the platform watching the receding train.

Excerpt

She stood on the platform watching the receding train.

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