Ruth
Subtitle: and other tales
Contributors: Smith, Elder, and Co; Ballantyne, Hanson and Co
Edition: Pocket edition
Series: Pocket edition of Mrs. Gaskell's works -- 6
Publisher: Smith Elder & Co.
Published: 1893
Place of publication: London; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 473
Subjects: Young women; Fiction; Women dressmakers; Unmarried mothers; Single mothers; Mothers and sons; Social conditions; Jeunes femmes; Romans, nouvelles; Couturières; Mères célibataires; Mères de famille monoparentale; Mères et fils; Conditions sociales
Description: 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.
Notes: Not in Michael Sadleir's "XIX century fiction."

John Albert Green's "A bibliographical guide to the Gaskell Collection in the Moss Side Library' cites Pocket edtion dates: "1892-1894."

Includes publisher's advertisements on [2] pages at end; on page [1] advertisement for: "Pocket edition of Mrs. Gaskell's novels and tales."; on page [2] advertisement for: "W. M. Thackeray's works. The popular edition."

Green, John Albert. Bibliographic guide Gaskell Collection Moss Side Library, 002 J 16