The Essex Serpent is a 2016 historical fiction novel from British author Sarah Perry. The novel spawned a 2022 television adaptation.
Synopsis[]
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, who 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.
Characters[]
- Cora Seaborne
- Francis Seaborne
- Martha
- Charles Ambrose
- Katherine Ambrose
- William Ransome
- Stella Ransome
- Jo Ransome
- Dr. Luke Garnett