Ruth - Couverture souple

Gaskell, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1438268157 ISBN 13 : 9781438268156

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2008

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810 – 1865) often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Her first novel, Mary Barton, was published anonymously in 1848. The best-known of her remaining novels are Cranford (1853), North and South (1854), and Wives and Daughters (1865). She became popular for her writing, especially her ghost stories, aided by Charles Dickens, who published her work in his magazine Household Words. Her ghost stories are in the "Gothic" vein, making them quite distinct from her "industrial" fiction.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

The title of the novel refers to the main character Ruth Hilton, an orphaned young seamstress who is seduced and then abandoned by gentleman Henry Bellingham. The novel tells the story of Ruth, pregnant and alone, as she struggles to protect her child from the social stigma of illegitimacy

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1438268157
• ISBN 13: 9781438268156
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 274