1879 Resigns Slade Profesorship at Oxford, in large part because of Whistler v. Ruskin . Recovering from attacks of madness, he resumes Fors and begins 'Fiction, Fair and Foul', a series that appears intermittently in the Nineteenth Century until October 1881. Publishes The Art of England in book form. Frequently experiences mental turmoil. 1885 Continues publication of The Pleasures of England and publishes Praeterita , his autobiography, which appeared intermittently in parts until July 1889.
Mental illness forces temporary cessation of writing.
Suffers attacks of mental illness. 1900 Dies of influenze on 20 January and is buried in Coniston churchyard.