John Ruskin audiobooks

London 1819 – Coniston 1900

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12
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Aesthetics · Cultural Criticism

John Ruskin was an English polymath – a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, political economy, education, museology, geology, botany, ornithology, literature, history, and myth.

Play Unto This Last, and Other Essays on Political Economy free All 12 books

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  1. 1Unto This Last, and Other Essays on Political EconomyUnto This Last is an essay critical of economics by John Ruskin, originally published in 1860.1860 · 10h 46m
  2. 2Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5)Modern Painters (1843–1860) is a five-volume work of art criticism by the Victorian art critic John Ruskin, begun when he was 24 years old and based…1860 · 17h 17m
  3. 3Fors Clavigera, Volume 1Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers of Great Britain was the name given by John Ruskin to a series of letters addressed to British…1871 · 5h 34m

Life & works

  1. 1819Born in London
  2. 1860Unto This Last, and Other Essays on Political Economy
  3. 1860Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5)
  4. 1860Modern Painters, Volume 3
  5. 1860Modern Painters, Volume 4
  6. 1860Modern Painters, Volume 5
  7. 1860Modern Painters, Volume 2
  8. 1871Fors Clavigera, Volume 1
  9. 1900Dies in Coniston

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Where should I start with John Ruskin?

Unto This Last, and Other Essays on Political Economy is the best-known John Ruskin title here, and its first chapter plays free on its page. After that, try Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5).

Are these Ruskin audiobooks free?

The first chapter of every book plays free with no account. A free account adds the opening chapters of every book, plus one whole book of your choice from a shelf of five classics. Every Ruskin title is in the full library: $4.99 a month or $49 a year after a 7-day free trial.

How long are John Ruskin's audiobooks?

Of Vulgarity is the shortest at 42 min and Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5) the longest at 17 hr 17 min — about 105 hours in all.