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- Title: Ruth
- Author : Elizabeth Gaskell
- Release Date : January 03, 2015
- Genre: Fiction & Literature,Books,Nonfiction,Social Science,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1071 KB
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Ruth is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in three volumes in 1853. 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. It examines the social stigma of illegitimacy. Ruth goes on to gain a respectable position in society as a governess, and the novel looks at whether the sinful can be reintegrated into society.