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Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellRuth (May 16, 2008)

LibriVox recording Ruth, by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. Read by Cynthia Lyons.

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. Ruth, pregnant and alone, is taken in by a minister and his sister. They conceal her single status under the pretence of widowhood in order to protect her child from the social stigma of illegitimacy. Ruth goes on to gain a respectable position in society as a governess, which is threatened by the return of Bellingham and the revelation of her secret. (Wikipedia)

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Artist/Composer: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Date: 2008-05-16
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: ruth; gaskell; audio books; librivox; fiction

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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ruth_cl_librivox_128kb.m3u	128kbps M3U	Stream
ruth_cl_librivox_64kb.m3u	64Kbps M3U	Stream
ruth_cl_librivox_64kb_mp3.zip	64Kbps MP3 ZIP	513 MB

Audio Files	128Kbps MP3	Ogg Vorbis	64Kbps MP3
01 - The Dressmaker's Apprentice at Work	25 MB	13 MB	13 MB
02 - Ruth Goes to the Shire-Hall	42 MB	22 MB	21 MB
03 - Sunday at Mrs. Mason's	31 MB	16 MB	16 MB
04 - Treading in Perilous Places	38 MB	20 MB	19 MB
05 - In North Wales	19 MB	9.98 MB	9.39 MB
06 - Troubles Gather About Ruth	19 MB	10 MB	9.64 MB
07 - The Crisis—Watching and Waiting	18 MB	9.78 MB	9.23 MB
08 - Mrs Bellingham	26 MB	13 MB	13 MB
09 - The Storm spirit Subdued	8.63 MB	4.52 MB	4.31 MB
10 - A Note and the Answer	12 MB	6.52 MB	6.16 MB
11 - Thurstan and Faith Benson	31 MB	16 MB	16 MB
12 - Losing Sight of the Welsh Mountains	24 MB	13 MB	12 MB
13 - The Dissenting Minister's household	28 MB	14 MB	14 MB
14 - Ruth's First sunday at eccleston	21 MB	11 MB	10 MB
15 - Mother and Child	20 MB	11 MB	10 MB
16 - Sally Tells of her Sweehearts, and Discourses on the Duties of Life	31 MB	16 MB	15 MB
17 - Leonard's Christening	29 MB	15 MB	14 MB
18 - Ruth Becomes a Governess in Mr. Bradshaw's Family	24 MB	13 MB	12 MB
19 - After Five Years	32 MB	17 MB	16 MB
20 - Jemima Refuses to be Managed	47 MB	26 MB	24 MB
21 - Mr Farquhar's Attentions Transferred	33 MB	18 MB	17 MB
22 - The Liberal Candidate and his Precursor	33 MB	18 MB	17 MB
23 - Recognition	54 MB	28 MB	27 MB
24 - The Meeting on the Sands	40 MB	21 MB	20 MB
25 - Jemima Makes A Discovery	48 MB	25 MB	24 MB
26 - Mr Bradshaw's Virtuous Indignation	32 MB	17 MB	16 MB
27 - Preparing to Stand on the Truth	48 MB	26 MB	24 MB
28 - An Understanding Between Lovers	31 MB	16 MB	15 MB
29 - Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank	30 MB	16 MB	15 MB
30 - The Forged Deed	35 MB	19 MB	18 MB
31 - An Accident to the Dover Coach	21 MB	11 MB	10 MB
32 - The Bradshaw Pew Again Occupied	16 MB	8.64 MB	8.13 MB
33 - A Mother to be Proud Of	19 MB	9.90 MB	9.27 MB
34 - I Must Go and Nurse Mr. Bellingham	27 MB	15 MB	14 MB
35 - Out of Darkness Into Light	12 MB	6.13 MB	5.78 MB
36 - The End	22 MB	12 MB	11 MB

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