Ruth
by Gaskell, Elizabeth
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'.
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Ruth Hilton, an orphan who works long, exhausting hours as a dressmaker's apprentice, becomes besotted by a wealthy young man, Henry Bellingham, after he saves a child from drowning. Ruth is little more than a child herself, but Bellingham takes advantage of her innocence and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Norilana Books, 2008-04-01. Hardcover. Very good. 6.3x1.7x9.1. RUTH (1853) by Elizabeth Gaskell is a compassionate story of a young woman seduced by a gentleman.Ruth Hilton is a gently tragic Victorian heroine, the fallen woman who redeems herself by a life of charity, after she is taken in by a pastor and his family and given the veneer of… Read more about this item Item Price
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