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 worksConcise introductions to the famous art books and other textsALL the art criticism and published prose works, with individual contents tablesImages of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original textsExcellent formatting of the textsFamous works such as MODERN PAINTERS and THE STONES OF VENICE are fully illustrated with their original artworkThe complete poetry is presented in the scholarly Cook and Wedderburn editionSpecial alphabetical contents tables for the poetry - easily locate the poems you want to readThe complete letters of the FORS CLAVIGERA with footnotes (Cook and Wedderburn), including the famous Whistler pamphlet - first time in digital printAll the travel booksIncludes Ruskin's rare autobiography PRAETERITA (Cook and Wedderburn), accompanied with the scarce DILECTASpecial criticism section, with essays evaluating Ruskin's contribution to literature and art criticismFeatures a bonus biography - discover Ruskin's literary lifeEven offers a special illustrated section on Ruskin's paintingsScholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

Includes two of John Ruskin's famous essays: "The Nature of the Gothic" and "The Work of Iron" from his book The Stones of Venice. Ruskin's insights into the need for individual artistic freedom, and his disdain for the mass-production art of the Victorian era, radically altered society's perception of creative design and remain powerfully relevant to our ideas of beauty today.