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Ruth

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Fans of social realism will appreciate the surprisingly nuanced and multi-faceted perspective on Victorian era morals and mores offered in Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's sweeping novel Ruth. The story follows the fortune of Ruth, an orphan who is tricked into an intimate relationship with an aristocrat who later abandons her when she is pregnant with his child. Ruth, distraught, struggles with the social strictures that paint her as an irredeemable sinner. Can she and her child survive? Read Ruth to find out.


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Publisher: Duke Classics

Kindle Book

  • Release date: February 22, 2012

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781620121535
  • Release date: February 22, 2012

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781620121535
  • File size: 532 KB
  • Release date: February 22, 2012

Open EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781620121535
  • File size: 525 KB
  • Release date: February 22, 2012

Formats

Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Open EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1080
Text Difficulty:7-9

Fans of social realism will appreciate the surprisingly nuanced and multi-faceted perspective on Victorian era morals and mores offered in Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell's sweeping novel Ruth. The story follows the fortune of Ruth, an orphan who is tricked into an intimate relationship with an aristocrat who later abandons her when she is pregnant with his child. Ruth, distraught, struggles with the social strictures that paint her as an irredeemable sinner. Can she and her child survive? Read Ruth to find out.


Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Duke Classics

    Kindle Book
    Release date: February 22, 2012

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781620121535
    Release date: February 22, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781620121535
    File size: 532 KB
    Release date: February 22, 2012

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781620121535
    File size: 525 KB
    Release date: February 22, 2012

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1080
    Text Difficulty: 7-9