Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell Audiobook (Part 1 of 2)
Channel: Fantastic Audiobooks
Date: 30/01/2024

The book is a social novel, dealing with Victorian views about sin and illegitimacy. It is a surprisingly compassionate portrayal of a 'fallen woman', a type of person normally outcast from respectable society. The title of the novel refers to the main character Ruth Hilton, an orphaned young seamstress who is seduced and then abandoned by gentleman Henry Bellingham. Ruth, pregnant and alone, is taken in by a minister and his sister. They conceal her single status under the pretense of widowhood in order to protect her child from the social stigma of illegitimacy. Ruth goes on to gain a respectable position in society as a governess, which is threatened by the return of Bellingham and the revelation of her secret.

Chapters:

00:00:00 01 – The Dressmaker’s Apprentice at Work
00:27:17 02 – Ruth Goes to the Shire-Hall
01:12:59 03 – Sunday at Mrs. Mason’s
01:46:41 04 – Treading in Perilous Places
02:27:48 05 – In North Wales
02:47:57 06 – Troubles Gather About Ruth
03:08:40 07 – The Crisis—Watching and Waiting
03:28:26 08 – Mrs Bellingham
03:55:56 09 – The Storm spirit Subdued
04:04:58 10 – A Note and the Answer
04:18:04 11 – Thurstan and Faith Benson
04:51:48 12 – Losing Sight of the Welsh Mountains
05:18:00 13 – The Dissenting Minister’s household
05:47:42 14 – Ruth’s First sunday at eccleston
06:09:47 15 – Mother and Child
06:31:38 16 – Sally Tells of her Sweehearts, and Discourses on the Duties of Life
07:05:06 17 – Leonard’s Christening
07:36:06 18 – Ruth Becomes a Governess in Mr. Bradshaw’s Family
08:01:39 19 – After Five Years
08:36:04 20 – Jemima Refuses to be Managed
09:27:28 21 – Mr Farquhar’s Attentions Transferred
10:03:26 22 – The Liberal Candidate and his Precursor
10:39:33 23 – Recognition

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