Published in 1853, this novel features a young orphan girl named Ruth, who works in a sweatshop and is seduced by Henry Bellingham, a wealthy rake. Eventually abandoned by Bellingham, Ruth gives birth to a son, Leonard, whom she tries to raise in ignorance of the circumstances of his birth. But her past pursues her to a tragic end.
| ISBN: | 9781411463998 |
| Publication date: | 12th December 2011 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Gaskell |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |