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Ruth
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4 out of 5
Based on 365 Ratings and 88 Reviews

Book Description
A young orphan, Ruth Hilton, is seduced and then abandoned by the wealthy Henry Bellingham. She is left to bring up her child in a society that offers her no protection and seems to punish such innocence. Taken in by a Dissenting minister in the guise of a widow, she is given a chance to bring up her son whom she loves above all else. But the condemnation of society always threatens, and despite R... More
Book Information
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
BindingPaperback (77 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages400
ISBN-100460876600
ISBN-13978-0460876605
Publication Date08/01/2001
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About Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (Author) : Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a published author. Some of the published credits of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell include Cranford (The literary heritage collection), Cousin Phillis, Wives and Daughters (... more
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About Nancy Henry (Editor) : Nancy Henry is a published editor. A published credit of Nancy Henry is Ruth (Everyman Gaskell).
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