Description: This fully revised and corrected new edition of Ruth is based on the three-volume first edition of 1853, collated with the one-volume 1855 edition. Tim Dolin's fascinating new introduction challenges the view of Ruth as one of Gaskell's weaker novels and explores its radicalism and cultural influence, highlighting the remarkable story of love, family, and hypocrisy that it tells. The book includes an up-to-date bibliography and invaluable notes that shed much light on the book's historical, religious, and literary allusions and points of significance.
