John Ruskin
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Published: July 6, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781421256436
Subjects: John Ruskin,biography,Frederic Harrison; Biography & Autobiography / Literary
First sentence: On the publication of the first volume of Modern Painters, Sydney Smith, the acknowledged oracle of the Edinburgh Review and of cultured society, is reported to have declared that "it was a work of transcendent talent, presented the most original views, and the most elegant and powerful language, and would work a complete revolution in the world of taste" (Proeterita, ii. 165).