Choose from over 30,000+ eBooks, AudioBooks, Courses & Podcasts now - for Free! Choose from over 40,000+ eBooks, AudioBooks, Courses & Podcasts now - for Free!
- Top 100 reads of All-time
Get set to read and listen
Access to over 40,000 options
- Read Reviews
Read Our Customer Experiences.
Get To Know Us Better.
- Top 100 reads of All-time
Search results
Jan 1, 2022 · Cora is a well-to-do London widow who moves to the Essex parish of Aldwinter, and Will is the local vicar. They meet as their village is engulfed by rumours that the mythical Essex Serpent, once said to roam the marshes claiming human lives, has returned.
Jan 1, 2022 · An exquisitely talented young British author makes her American debut with this rapturously acclaimed historical novel, set in late nineteenth-century England, about an intellectually minded young widow, a pious vicar, and a rumored mythical serpent that explores questions about science and religion, skepticism, and faith, independence and love.
May 27, 2016 · February 26, 2020. Set in London in 1893, Cora Seaborne’s husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Retreating to the countryside with her son, she encounters rumours of the Essex Serpent, a creature of folklore said to have returned to roam the marches.
- (65.1K)
- Hardcover
Set in the Victorian era, in the year 1893, it tells the tale of Cora Seaborne, a woman relishing her recent freedom from an abusive husband — she moves from London to a small village in Essex and becomes intrigued by the idea that it might be haunted by a mythological sea serpent.
- Sarah Perry
- 2016
The Essex Serpent. Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2016. A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. Download PDF.
The Essex Serpent. London 1893. When Cora Seaborne's controlling husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Along with her son Francis - a curious,...
People also ask
Who wrote the Essex Serpent?
What is the story of the Essex Serpent?
Is the Essex Serpent a good book?
What is a supersummary study guide for the Essex Serpent?
What do Garrett and Spencer talk about in the Essex Serpent?
Is the Essex Serpent a monster?
May 17, 2022 · Enticed by rumours of a mythical creature haunting the Blackwater marshes in Essex, England, recently widowed Cora Seaborne (Claire Danes) leaves London for the village of Aldwinter.
