Ruth by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell ~ Full Audiobook [drama]

Ruth by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell audiobook.

Genre: drama

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 pretense 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.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:27:39) Chapter 02

(01:13:49) Chapter 03

(01:47:58) Chapter 04

(02:29:35) Chapter 05

(02:50:08) Chapter 06

(03:11:15) Chapter 07

(03:31:27) Chapter 08

(03:59:24) Chapter 09

(04:08:51) Chapter 10

(04:22:20) Chapter 11

(04:56:32) Chapter 12

(05:23:12) Chapter 13

(05:53:23) Chapter 14

(06:15:54) Chapter 15

(06:38:11) Chapter 16

(07:12:06) Chapter 17

(07:43:35) Chapter 18

(08:09:33) Chapter 19

(08:44:27) Chapter 20

(09:36:18) Chapter 21

(10:12:42) Chapter 22

(10:49:18) Chapter 23

(11:48:18) Chapter 24

(12:31:47) Chapter 25

(13:24:32) Chapter 26

(13:59:35) Chapter 27

(14:52:30) Chapter 28

(15:26:05) Chapter 29

(15:58:48) Chapter 30

(16:37:08) Chapter 31

(17:00:00) Chapter 32

(17:17:48) Chapter 33

(17:38:06) Chapter 34

(18:07:48) Chapter 35

(18:20:27) Chapter 36

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