num_pages: 1056
description: This captivating and moving book (previously published in two volumes in 1988 and 2000) is the authoritative biography of John Ruskin, the most influential nineteenth-century critic of art and society. Drawing on the complete text of Ruskin's diaries and many thousands of unpublished letters and other documents, Tim Hilton provides fresh insight into Ruskin's literary achievement and tormented life. This edition also includes a new introduction by the author.
language: English
title: John Ruskin
titlecomplete: John Ruskin
characters: John Ruskin
genres: Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Yale University Press