Esther Waters (Annotated). E-book. Formato EPUB - 9791221335859

Esther Waters (Annotated). E-book. Formato EPUB. <ul> <li>This edition includes the following editor&#39;s analysis:<i> </i><i>George Moore, a key precursor of naturalism and modernity</i></li></ul><br />Originally published in 1894, &ldquo;Esther Waters&rdquo; is a novel by Irish author George Moore. Written in a Zola-like naturalistic style, &ldquo;Esther Waters&rdquo; stands out among Moore&#39;s publications as the book whose immediate success brought him financial security and it is widely considered Moore&#39;s finest novel.<br /><br />Set in England from the early 1870s onward, &ldquo;Esther Waters&rdquo;<i> </i>concerns the eponymous heroine, a poor but pious woman whose life takes an unfortunate series of turns that end up pitting her personal conscience against prevailing social standards.<br /><i>Esther Waters</i> belongs to a poor working-class family and, while working as a kitchen maid, is seduced by another employee and becomes pregnant. She is deserted by her lover, and against all odds decides to raise her child as a single mother.<br /><br />&ldquo;Esther Waters&rdquo; is one of a group of Victorian novels that depict the life of a &quot;<i>fallen woman</i>&quot;.