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...
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