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Ruth

by Elizabeth Gaskell
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Fans of social realism will appreciate the surprisingly nuanced and multi-faceted perspective on Victorian era morals and mores offered in Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's sweeping novel Ruth. The story follows the fortune of Ruth, an orphan who is tricked into an intimate relationship with an aristocrat who later abandons her when she is pregnant with his child. Ruth, distraught, struggles with the social strictures that paint her as an irredeemable sinner. Can she and her child survive? Read Ruth to find out.

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Publisher: The Floating Press

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  • ISBN: 9781775450054
  • Release date: January 31, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781775450054
  • File size: 486 KB
  • Release date: January 31, 2011

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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1080
Text Difficulty:7-9

Fans of social realism will appreciate the surprisingly nuanced and multi-faceted perspective on Victorian era morals and mores offered in Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's sweeping novel Ruth. The story follows the fortune of Ruth, an orphan who is tricked into an intimate relationship with an aristocrat who later abandons her when she is pregnant with his child. Ruth, distraught, struggles with the social strictures that paint her as an irredeemable sinner. Can she and her child survive? Read Ruth to find out.

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Classic Literature Fiction Historical Fiction