Ruth (1853) - Elizabeth Gaskell

Elizabeth Gaskell, Joanne Shattock, Angus Easson

Category: Classic

Tags: Classic, Literature

Ruth By: Elizabeth Gaskell Narrated by: Eve Matheson Length: 16 hrs and 50 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 30-01-2008 Language: English Publisher: Audible Studios, Exclusively from Audible, The orphaned heroine Ruth, apprenticed to a dressmaker, is seduced by wealthy Henry Bellingham who is captivated by her simplicity and beauty. Their affair causes her to lose her home and job to which he offers her shelter, only to cruelly abandon her soon after. She is offered a chance of a new life though shamed in the eyes of society by her illegitimate son. When Henry reappears offering marriage she must choose between social acceptance and her own pride. Ruth ultimately finds a path that affirms we are not bound to repeat our mistakes., A social audiobook of love, family and hypocrisy, it examines the Victorian views about sin and the social stigma of illegitimacy. Gaskell is compassionate in her portrayal of Ruth who would normally be outcast from respectable society., Ruth was the fir