![]() ![]() He sees religion as providing security to his anxious parishioners – and the study of geology and evolution as a fad. ![]() William isn’t pleased with the locals’ superstitious beliefs, but neither does he want Cora telling them the serpent may be “real”, even if it might have a logical explanation. Then she meets the scholarly Reverend William Ransome (Tom Hiddleston), and there’s some instant Victorian-era chemistry between them, despite their clash of science and faith. Escaping London, she visits a small village in the Essex countryside. Set in 1893, it tells the story of Cora Seaborne, a recently widowed woman with a burning interest in the natural sciences. Quick Review (read on for full review) A richly written tale, full of interesting characters, vivid settings and beautiful prose. When a local girl’s body is found washed up in the estuary the community is gripped with fear they’re still somewhat pagan in these parts, and soon villagers are hanging skinned moles from trees and keeping night fires burning to ward off the serpent.Ĭora, having read the works of Darwin, is convinced the beast might be a surviving plesiosaur that has escaped extinction, and is determined to teach the locals some rational science. The Essex Serpent is a novel by Sarah Perry, released in 2016. Book Review: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Posted on Januby sammicoxwriter The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry was my January book for the From My Bookshelf Challenge 2023. ![]() On the bleak marshes, the villagers believe a recent earthquake has released a winged serpent (loosely based on a “real” 17th-century legend), which has come to punish them for their sins. ![]()
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