Reviving the Classics: Ruth

Ruth ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 stars Young and beautiful, Ruth Hiton is working as a seamstress in a fashionable shop. When her employer sends her to a ball to mend tears in the dresses of high society ladies, she meets a young gentleman Henry Bellingham. Soon, she succumbs to his charm, just to be

Reviving the classics: Cranford

Cranford ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5 stars Cranford is an unusual book. It is a novel but reads more like a collection of short stories. The narrator is Mary, a young woman who visits Cranford— a small town where the society consists of a set of older ladies, widows and spinsters. Throughout the years, she keeps

Reviving the classics: Mary Barton

Mary Barton tells a story of a young girl living in Manchester in the 1840s. It is a time of a great economic depression, and the novel is concerned with the situation of the working class. Gaskell presents in detail the horrible conditions in which the factory workers lived and appeals for understanding and compassion. The