John Ruskin





John Ruskin

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born
February 08, 1819 in London, England, The United Kingdom

died
January 20, 1900

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John Ruskin is best known for his work as an art critic and social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well. Ruskin's essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.



Average rating: 3.81 · 1,015 ratings · 104 reviews · 491 distinct works
On Art and Life
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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The Seven Lamps of Architec...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1849 — 14 editions
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The Stones Of Venice
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3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1919 — 27 editions
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The King of the Golden River
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1851 — 45 editions
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Unto This Last and Other Wr...
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3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1860 — 19 editions
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Sesame and Lilies
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3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1905 — 40 editions
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Selected Writings
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1972 — 7 editions
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The Elements of Drawing
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1857 — 20 editions
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The Lamp Of Memory
3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009
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Modern Painters (Vol. 1-6)
4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1888 — 5 editions
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More books by John Ruskin…
“To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.”
John Ruskin, The Stones Of Venice

“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ”
John Ruskin

“It is better to lose your pride with someone you love rather than to lose that someone you love with your useless pride.”
John Ruskin

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