Ruth

Gaskell Blog © Katherine C. and Kim E.

The Novel

• Reviews by Victorian Magazines and Journals

Volume I

Introduction

• Volume I – Summary and List of Pivotal Characters
• Annotation on the Opening Quote: Phineas Fletchers “An Hymn”

Chapter One

• Analysis
• Annotation: Assize Town and Brief Background on Victorian Justice System
• Annotation: The Flowered Wallpaper
• Annotation: Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer
• Annotation: The Victorian Seamstress

Chapter Two

• Analysis
• Notes on the Characters
• Annotation: Gothic Windows
• Annotation: Will-o’-the-Wisps
• Annotation: The White Camellia

Chapter Three

• Analysis
• Annotation: Agaceries
• Annotation: Mrs. Elizabeth Brownrigg

Chapter Four

• Analysis
• Visual Tour of Milham Grange
• Visual Tour of “The Hill of The Hundred”

Chapter Five

• Analysis
• Annotation: Maneg Ellyllyn or Foxgloves
• Annotation: “Pentre Voelas”
• Annotation: A Map and Photos of the Setting
• Annotation: Riquet with the Tuft

Chapter Six

• Analysis

Chapter Seven

• Analysis
• Annotation: Visual Annotation – Ruth’s Vigil

Chapter Eight

• Analysis
• Annotation: The Victorian Penitentiary 

Chapter Nine

• Analysis
• Annotation: Ruth and The Merchant of Venice

Chapter Ten

• Analysis
• Annotation: The Value of £50

Chapter Eleven

• coming soon

Chapter Twelve

• Analysis

Chapter Thirteen

• Annotation: The Story of Henry the II and Queen Eleanor