Publisher's Synopsis
1929. John Ruskin, the greatest Victorian bar Victoria, was an artist, scientist, poet, environmentalist, philosopher, and, importantly here, the preeminent art critic of his time. He provided the impetus that gained respectability for the Pre-Raphaelites. Counted amongst the great letter writers, this is a selection of his correspondence addressed to Dr. and Mrs. Chambers; Samuel Laurence, the artist; members of the Scott family including Reverend A.J. Scott and Miss Susan Scott; and others. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.