num_pages: 336
description: In Ruth Hall, one of the bestselling novels of the 1850s, Fanny Fern drew heavily on her own experiences: the death of her first child and her beloved husband, a bitter estrangement from her family, and her struggle to make a living as a writer. Written as a series of short vignettes and snatches of overheard conversations, it is as unconventional in style as in substance and strikingly modern in its impact.
language: English
title: Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time
titlecomplete: Ruth Hall: A Domestic Tale of the Present Time
genres: Classics, American, Feminism, Read For School, School, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 1087
publisher: Penguin Classics