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The Life of John Ruskin

by W. G. (William Gershom) Collingwood

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The Life of John Ruskin is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to W. G. (William Gershom) Collingwood. Catalog subjects include Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography; Ruskin, John, 1819-1900. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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English
Copyright status
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Table of contents

40 chapters

  1. 01PREFACE TO THE SEVENTH EDITION2 min
  2. 02BOOK I THE BOY POET (1819-1842)22 min
  3. 03CHAPTER III PERFERVIDUM INGENIUM (1826-1830)8 min
  4. 04CHAPTER IV MOUNTAIN-WORSHIP (1830-1835)17 min
  5. 05CHAPTER V THE GERM OF "MODERN PAINTERS" (1836)8 min
  6. 06CHAPTER VI A LOVE-STORY (1836-1839)10 min
  7. 07CHAPTER VIII SIR ROGER NEWDIGATE'S PRIZE (1837-1839)7 min
  8. 08CHAPTER IX THE BROKEN CHAIN (1840-1841)9 min
  9. 09CHAPTER X THE GRADUATE OF OXFORD (1841-1842)6 min
  10. 10BOOK II THE ART CRITIC (1842-1860)8 min
  11. 11CHAPTER II CHRISTIAN ART (1845-1847)12 min
  12. 12CHAPTER III "THE SEVEN LAMPS"18 min
  13. 13CHAPTER IV "STONES OF VENICE" (1849-1851)8 min
  14. 14CHAPTER V PRE-RAPHAELITISM (1851-1853)14 min
  15. 15CHAPTER VI THE EDINBURGH LECTURES (1853-1854)9 min
  16. 16CHAPTER VII THE WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE (1854-1855)9 min
  17. 17CHAPTER VIII "MODERN PAINTERS" CONTINUED (1855-1856)11 min
  18. 18CHAPTER IX "THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ART" (1857-1858)13 min
  19. 19CHAPTER X "MODERN PAINTERS" CONCLUDED (1838-1860)7 min
  20. 20BOOK III HERMIT AND HERETIC (1860-1870)2 min
  21. 21CHAPTER II "MUNERA PULVERIS" (1862)6 min
  22. 22CHAPTER III THE LIMESTONE ALPS (1863)5 min
  23. 23CHAPTER IV "SESAME AND LILIES" (1864)6 min
  24. 24CHAPTER V "ETHICS OF THE DUST" (1865)6 min
  25. 25CHAPTER VI "THE CROWN OF WILD OLIVE" (1865-1866)5 min
  26. 26CHAPTER VII "TIME AND TIDE" (1867)10 min
  27. 27CHAPTER VIII AGATES, AND ABBEVILLE (1868)8 min
  28. 28CHAPTER IX "THE QUEEN OF THE AIR" (1869)8 min
  29. 29CHAPTER X VERONA AND OXFORD (1869-1870)9 min
  30. 30BOOK IV PROFESSOR AND PROPHET (1870-1900)17 min
  31. 31CHAPTER II "FORS" BEGUN (1871-1872)6 min
  32. 32CHAPTER III OXFORD TEACHING (1872-1875)19 min
  33. 33CHAPTER IV ST. GEORGE AND ST. MARK (1875-1877)10 min
  34. 34CHAPTER V DEUCALION AND PROSERPINA (1877-1879)15 min
  35. 35CHAPTER VI THE DIVERSIONS OF BRANTWOOD (1879-1881)16 min
  36. 36CHAPTER VII "FORS" RESUMED (1880-1881)11 min
  37. 37CHAPTER VIII THE RECALL TO OXFORD (1882-1883)12 min
  38. 38CHAPTER IX THE STORM-CLOUD (1884-1888)11 min
  39. 39CHAPTER X DATUR HORA QUIETI (1889-1900)18 min
  40. 40INDEX2 min
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