A servant girl seduced and abandoned by a fellow footman fights to keep her illegitimate son alive against workhouse threats, baby farms, and a lifetime of grinding domestic drudgery, while the racing-and-betting world that ruined her keeps dragging her back in.
Books mentioned in Esther Waters (5)
Peter Parley's Annual by Samuel Griswold Goodrich: “Peter Parley's Annual," "Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands," "Children of the Abbey," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Lamb's "Tales of Shakespeare's Plays," a Cooking Book, "Roda's Mission of Love," the Holy Bible and the Common Prayer Book.”
Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands by Harriet Beecher Stowe: “Peter Parley's Annual," "Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands," "Children of the Abbey," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Lamb's "Tales of Shakespeare's Plays," a Cooking Book, "Roda's Mission of Love," the Holy Bible and the Common Prayer Book.”
The Children of the Abbey by Regina Maria Roche: “Peter Parley's Annual," "Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands," "Children of the Abbey," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Lamb's "Tales of Shakespeare's Plays," a Cooking Book, "Roda's Mission of Love," the Holy Bible and the Common Prayer Book.”
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe: “Peter Parley's Annual," "Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands," "Children of the Abbey," "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Lamb's "Tales of Shakespeare's Plays," a Cooking Book, "Roda's Mission of Love," the Holy Bible and the Common Prayer Book.”
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb: “"Uncle Tom's Cabin," Lamb's "Tales of Shakespeare's Plays," a Cooking Book, "Roda's Mission of Love," the Holy Bible and the Common Prayer Book.”