Ruth V1

Ruth V1 is a novel written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. It tells the story of a young woman named Ruth Hilton who is orphaned at a young age and forced to make her way in the world. She finds work as a seamstress and eventually becomes involved with a wealthy young man named Henry Bellingham. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Ruth is a fallen woman, having had a child out of wedlock. The novel explores themes of social class, morality, and redemption, as Ruth struggles to navigate the expectations and prejudices of Victorian society. Gaskell's writing is characterized by its sympathy for the plight of working-class women and its frank portrayal of the challenges they faced in a society that valued purity and respectability above all else. Ruth V1 is the first volume of a two-part novel that was originally published in 1853.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.