Author : Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267140015
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (4 download)
Book Synopsis Ruth, Vol. 1 of 3 by : Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Download or read book Ruth, Vol. 1 of 3 written by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ruth, Vol. 1 of 3: A Novel The picturesqueness of those ancient streets has departed now. The Astleys, the Dunstens, the Wa verhams - nam es of power in that district - go up duly to London in the season, and have sold their residences in the county-town fifty years ago, or more. And when the county-town lost its attraction for the Astleys, the Dunstens, the Waverhams, how could it be supposed that the Domvilles, the Bextons, and the Wildes would continue to go and winter there in their second-rate houses, and with their increased expenditure? So the grand old houses stood empty awhile and then speculators ventured to purchase, and to turn the deserted mansions into many smaller dwellings, fitted for professional men, or even (bend your ear lower, lest the shade of Marmaduke, first Baron Waverham hear) into shops! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.