Complete Works of John Ruskin

The leading art critic of the Victorian era, John Ruskin created a large body of work, writing influential essays and treatises on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy, to name but a few. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete published works of John Ruskin, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ruskin’s life and works * Concise introductions to the famous art books and other texts * ALL the art criticism and published prose works, with individual contents tables * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works such as MODERN PAINTERS and THE STONES OF VENICE are fully illustrated with their original artwork * The complete poetry is presented in the scholarly Cook and Wedderburn edition * Special alphabetical contents tables for the poetry - easily locate the poems you want to read * The complete letters of the FORS CLAVIGERA with footnotes (Cook and Wedderburn), including the famous Whistler pamphlet – first time in digital print * All the travel books * Includes Ruskin’s rare autobiography PRAETERITA (Cook and Wedderburn), accompanied with the scarce DILECTA * Special criticism section, with essays evaluating Ruskin’s contribution to literature and art criticism * Features a bonus biography - discover Ruskin’s literary life * Even offers a special illustrated section on Ruskin’s paintings * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Art Criticism MODERN PAINTERS THE SEVEN LAMPS OF ARCHITECTURE PRE-RAPHAELITISM GIOTTO AND HIS WORKS IN PADUA LECTURES ON ARCHITECTURE AND PAINTING DELIVERED AT EDINBURGH IN NOVEMBER, 1853 LETTERS TO THE “TIMES” ON THE TURNER BEQUEST 1856, 1857 NOTES ON THE TURNER GALLERY AT MARLBOROUGH HOUSE THE ELEMENTS OF DRAWING A JOY FOR EVER THE TWO PATHS THE ELEMENTS OF PERSPECTIVE SESAME AND LILIES LECTURES ON ART DELIVERED BEFORE THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD IN HILARY TERM, 1870 ARATRA PENTELICI THE EAGLE’S NEST THE POETRY OF ARCHITECTURE ARIADNE FLORENTINA FRONDES AGRESTES VAL D’ARNO NOTES BY MR. RUSKIN ON HIS DRAWINGS BY THE LATE J. M. W. TURNER THE LAWS OF FÉSOLE NOTES ON SAMUEL PROUT AND WILLIAM HUNT CIRCULAR RESPECTING MEMORIAL STUDIES OF ST. MARK’S, VENICE THE ART OF ENGLAND THE PLEASURES OF ENGLAND FINAL LECTURES AT OXFORD LECTURES ON LANDSCAPE LECTURES AND NOTES FOR LECTURES ON GREEK ART AND MYTHOLOGY The Travel Books THE STONES OF VENICE MORNINGS IN FLORENCE ST. MARK’S REST ‘OUR FATHERS HAVE TOLD US’ Other Prose Works THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER THE HARBOURS OF ENGLAND ‘UNTO THIS LAST’ THE ETHICS OF THE DUST THE CROWN OF WILD OLIVE TIME AND TIDE BY WEARE AND TYNE LEONI: A LEGEND OF ITALY THE QUEEN OF THE AIR FORS CLAVIGERA MUNERA PULVERIS LOVE’S MEINIE PROSERPINA ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH PROSODY ARROWS OF THE CHACE