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Ruth

Large Print
(656 Pages)
Product Number: LP3446
Released: 01 Feb, 2015
Business Term: Purchase
ISBN: #9781471283185
Publisher: W F Howes
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Description

Ruth Hilton, an orphaned young seamstress, falls for the deceit and seduction of the wealthy and bored Henry Bellingham. The affair, however, is short-lived and soon Ruth, carrying Bellingham’s unborn child, is left abandoned, unemployed and homeless. She is saved by an elderly clergyman, Rev. Benson, and his family, who take pity on the young girl. Soon they help to establish for her a respectable place in society. But when Bellingham returns and once more begins his advances on Ruth, she must make a decision: to retain her pride and endure the scorn of the community, or to succumb once more to Henry Bellingham.

Author(s): Elizabeth Gaskell
Original Publish Date: 01 Feb, 2015

Professional reviews

"In Ruth Elizabeth Gaskell lays bare Victorian hypocrisy, and its double standards for men and women."

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