Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell (English) Paperback Book

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Ruth Hilton, an orphan and dressmaker's assistant, is seduced and then heartlessly deserted by the wealthy Henry Bellingham. A dissenting minister advises her to pass as a widow and be employed as a governess with the tyrannical Mr Bradshaw. However, the deceit brings grievous consequences.

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Gaskell's moving story of a fallen woman's path to redemptionRuth 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. In writing Ruth, Elizabeth Gaskell daringly confronted prevailing views about sin and illegitimacy with her compassionate and honest portrait of a 'fallen woman'.

Notes

Gaskell's second novel in which the orphaned heroine is seduced and abandoned by the wealthy Henry Bellingham ( - no relation to the North Norfolk MP of the same name).

Author Biography

Louisa May Alcott was born on 29 November 1832 in Pennsylvania. Her father was friends with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Thoreau. Alcott started selling stories in order to help provide financial support for her family. Her first book was Flower Fables (1854). She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War and in 1863 she published Hospital Sketches, which was based on her experiences. Little Women was published in 1868 and was based on her life growing up with her three sisters. She followed it with three sequels, Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886) and she also wrote other books for both children and adults. Louisa May Alcott was an abolitionist and a campaigner for women's rights. She died on 6 March 1888.Elizabeth Gaskell was born on 29 September 1810 in London. She was brought up in Knutsford, Cheshire by her aunt after her mother died when she was two years old. In 1832 she married William Gaskell, who was a Unitarian minister like her father. After their marriage they lived in Manchester with their children. Elizabeth Gaskell published her first novel, Mary Barton, in 1848 to great success. She went on to publish much of her work in Charles Dickens's magazines, Household Words and All the Year Round. Along with short stories and a biography of Charlotte Bronte, she published five more novels including North and South (1855) and Wives and Daughters (1866). Wives and Daughters is unfinished as Elizabeth Gaskell died suddenly of heart failure on 12 November 1865.

Table of Contents

RuthIntroductionFurther ReadingA Note on the TextRuthNotesChronology

Details ISBN0140434305 Short Title RUTH Pages 432 Series Penguin Classics Language English ISBN-10 0140434305 ISBN-13 9780140434309 Media Book Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st Edited by Angus Easson Tag pengblackclassics Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780140434309 UK Release Date 1997-07-31 Author Angus Easson Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-07-31 Alternative 9780141915807 DEWEY 823.8 Audience General NZ Release Date 1997-07-30 AU Release Date 1997-07-30 We've got this

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