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Ruth (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for RuthRuth 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.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 31 July 1997
- Format: Paperback 432 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Classics
- ISBN 13: 9780140434309 ISBN 10: 0140434305
- Sales rank: 38,299
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Full description for Ruth
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. In writing Ruth, Elizabeth Gaskell daringly confronted prevailing views about sin and illegitimacy with her compassionate and honest portrait of a fallen woman'.
