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RUTH

by

ELIZABETH GASKELL

First published in book form by Chapman and Hall in 1853

CONTENTS

I. [The Dressmaker's Apprentice at Work]
II. [Ruth Goes to the Shire-Hall]
III. [Sunday at Mrs Mason's]
IV. [Treading in Perilous Places]
V. [In North Wales]
VI. [Troubles Gather About Ruth]
VII. [The Crisis—Watching and Waiting]
VIII. [Mrs Bellingham "Does the Thing Handsomely"]
IX. [The Storm-Spirit Subdued]
X. [A Note and the Answer]
XI. [Thurstan and Faith Benson]
XII. [Losing Sight of the Welsh Mountains]
XIII. [The Dissenting Minister's Household]
XIV. [Ruth's First Sunday at Eccleston]
XV. [Mother and Child]
XVI. [Sally Tells of Her Sweethearts,
and Discourses on the Duties of Life]
XVII. [Leonard's Christening]
XVIII. [Ruth Becomes a Governess in
Mr Bradshaw's Family]
XIX. [After Five Years]
XX. [Jemima Refuses to Be Managed]
XXI. [Mr Farquhar's Attentions Transferred]
XXII. [The Liberal Candidate and His Precursor]
XXIII. [Recognition]
XXIV. [The Meeting on the Sands]
XXV. [Jemima Makes a Discovery]
XXVI. [Mr Bradshaw's Virtuous Indignation]
XXVII. [Preparing to Stand on the Truth]
XXVIII. [An Understanding Between Lovers]
XXIX. [Sally Takes Her Money Out of the Bank]
XXX. [The Forged Deed]
XXXI. [An Accident to the Dover Coach]
XXXII. [The Bradshaw Pew Again Occupied]
XXXIII. [A Mother to Be Proud Of]
XXXIV. ["I Must Go and Nurse Mr Bellingham"]
XXXV. [Out of Darkness into Light]
XXXVI. [The End]