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Ruth

Ruth

Gaskell, Elizabeth
Easson, Angus
Easson, Angus

Paperback

Series: Penguin Classics

Classic FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

Publisher Price: $12.00

ISBN10: 0140434305
ISBN13: 9780140434309
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: Mar 1 1998
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.70
Language: English
In her compassionate and honest portrait of a fallen woman, Elizabeth Gaskell confronted prevailing views about sin and illegitimacy.

Ruth Hilton is an orphaned young seamstress who catches the eye of a gentleman, Henry Bellingham, who is captivated by her simplicity and beauty. When she loses her job and home, he offers her comfort and shelter, only to cruelly desert her soon after. Nearly dead with grief and shame, Ruth is offered the chance of a new life among people who give her love and respect, even though they are at first unaware of her secret--an illegitimate child. When Henry enters her life again, however, Ruth must make the impossible choice between social acceptance and personal pride.

Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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