Ruth

ISBN: 9780199581955 出版年：2011 页码：425 Gaskell, Elizabeth Oxford University Press

Gaskell's depiction of a fallen woman as her heroine shocked contemporary readers. Ruth is seduced and heartlessly abandoned but finds shelter and love with her illegitimate child until a twist of fate brings her past back to haunt her. This new edition explores the novel's radicalism and cultural influence.