Ruth - Hardcover

Gaskell, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1934648485 ISBN 13: 9781934648483

Publisher: Norilana Books, 2008

Synopsis

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 respectability. But it is Ruth's own inner strength of heart, deeds, and moral standing that ultimately reaffirm her.

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Review:

"A generally good teaching edition at a reasonable price."--Christopher C. Dahl, University of Michigan, Dearborn"Essential that this remain in print for Victorian culture studies."--Linda Shires, Syracuse University"I'm happy that you have made Ruth affordable for classroom use. Ruth illuminates many of the conflicts over 'the fallen woman' as Christian martyr or feminist hero seen in more famous Victorian novels such as Tess and The Scarlet Letter. Your edition is well-edited and readably printed."--Dr. Jeanette Shumaker, San Diego State University (Imperial Valley Branch)"OUP is the only publisher of this in paperback. It's a significant book for any Victorian literature course and particularly for one on Victorian women."--Eleanor McNees, University of Denver

Book Description:

¿She had no penitence, no consciousness of error or offence; no knowledge of any one circumstance but that he was gone.¿

About this edition

• Publisher: Norilana Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1934648485
• ISBN 13: 9781934648483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 488