Ruth
By Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Release Date: 1865-01-01
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 66 Ratings
Ruth is a young orphan girl working in a respectable sweatshop for the overworked Mrs Mason. She is selected to go to a ball to repair torn dresses. At the ball she meets the aristocratic Henry Bellingham, a rake figure who is instantly attracted to her. They meet again by chance and form a secret friendship; on an outing together they are spotted by Mrs Mason who, fearing for her shop's reputation, dismisses Ruth