Ruth

Ruth Hilton is an orphaned young seamstress who catches the eye of a gentleman, Henry Bellingham, who is captivated by her simplicity and beauty. When she loses her job and home, he offers her comfort and shelter, only to cruelly desert her soon after. Nearly dead with grief and shame, Ruth is offered the chance of a new life among people who give her love and respect, even though they are at first unaware of her secret - an illegitimate child. When Henry enters her life again, however, Ruth must make the impossible choice between social acceptance and personal pride. In writing Ruth, Elizabeth Gaskell daringly confronted prevailing views about sin and illegitimacy with her compassionate and honest portrait of a 'fallen woman'.

Introduction I	p. vii
Note on the Text	p. xxi
Select Bibliography	p. xxii
A Chronology of Elizabeth Gaskell	p. xxiv
Chapter I p. 1
Chapter II p. 11
Chapter II p. 31
Chapter IV p. 45
Chapter V p. 61
Chapter V p. 70
Chapter V p. 79
Chapter V p. 87
Chapter V p. 99
Chapter V p. 103
Chapter V p. 108
Chapter XII p. 123
Chapter XIII p. 134
Chapter XIII p. 146
Chapter XIII p. 155
Chapter XIII p. 164
Chapter XVII p. 178
Chapter XVIII p. 190
Chapter XIX p. 201
Chapter XX p. 214
Chapter XX p. 236
Chapter XXII p. 252
Chapter XXIII p. 266
Chapter XXIII p. 290
Chapter XXV p. 307
Chapter XVII p. 328
Chapter XXVII p. 341
Chapter XXVII p. 363
Chapter XXVII p. 376
Chapter XXVII p. 390
Chapter XXVII p. 406
Chapter XXXII p. 416
Chapter XXXIII p. 422
Chapter XXXIII p. 431
Chapter XXXV p. 444
Chapter XXXVI p. 449
Explanatory Notes	p. 459

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