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John Ruskin
1819–1900
A brilliant and often provocative Victorian writer, he changed how readers thought about art, architecture, nature, and the moral purpose of work. His books range from vivid criticism to passionate social commentary, and they still feel lively, sharp, and deeply felt.
63 Audiobooks
The Stones of Venice, Volume 1 (of 3)
by John Ruskin
The Seven Lamps of Architecture
by John Ruskin
The Elements of Drawing, in Three Letters to Beginners
by John Ruskin
Sesame and Lilies
by John Ruskin
The King of the Golden River
by John Ruskin
The Stones of Venice, Volume 2 (of 3),
by John Ruskin
Modern Painters, Volume 1 (of 5)
by John Ruskin
The Ethics of the Dust
by John Ruskin
Unto This Last, and Other Essays on Political Economy
by John Ruskin
Selections From the Works of John Ruskin
by John Ruskin
Modern Painters, Volume 5 (of 5)
by John Ruskin
Lectures on Landscape
by John Ruskin
The Poetry of Architecture
by John Ruskin
The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century
by John Ruskin
The Two Paths
by John Ruskin
The Stones of Venice, Volume 3 (of 3)
by John Ruskin
The Crown of Wild Olive
by John Ruskin
Modern Painters, Volume 4 (of 5)
by John Ruskin
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Stones of Venice [introductions]
by John Ruskin
La Bible d'Amiens
by John Ruskin
Modern Painters, Volume 3 (of 5)
by John Ruskin
Arrows of the Chace, vol. 2/2
by John Ruskin
Mornings in Florence
by John Ruskin
Proserpina, Volume 1
by John Ruskin
Fors Clavigera (Volume 1 of 8)
by John Ruskin
Modern Painters, Volume 2 (of 5)
by John Ruskin
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of John Ruskin
by John Ruskin
On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2)
by John Ruskin
A Joy For Ever (and Its Price in the Market)
by John Ruskin
Giotto and his works in Padua
by John Ruskin
Letters to the Clergy on the Lord's Prayer and the Church
by John Ruskin
Hortus Inclusus
by John Ruskin
Mons Spes, et novellæ aliæ
by E. Parmalee (Ezra Parmalee) Prentice, Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Guy de Maupassant, John Ruskin, Robert Louis Stevenson
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by John Ruskin
Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne
by John Ruskin
Our Fathers Have Told Us
by John Ruskin
The Harbours of England
by John Ruskin
"Præterita": souvenirs de jeunesse
by John Ruskin
Of Vulgarity
by John Ruskin
The Eagle's Nest
by John Ruskin
Fors Clavigera (Volume 6 of 8)
by John Ruskin
Love's Meinie: Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds
by John Ruskin
Fors Clavigera (Volume 2 of 8)
by John Ruskin
The Pleasures of England
by John Ruskin
Val d'Arno
by John Ruskin
Ariadne Florentina: Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving
by John Ruskin
Fors Clavigera (Volume 4 of 8)
by John Ruskin
Luonto ja ihminen: Poimintoja eri teoksista
by John Ruskin
Frondes Agrestes: Readings in 'Modern Painters'
by John Ruskin
The Elements of Perspective
by John Ruskin
Proserpina, Volume 2
by John Ruskin
Arrows of the Chace, vol. 1/2
by John Ruskin
Fors Clavigera (Volume 5 of 8)
by John Ruskin
Kuninkaitten aarteet
by John Ruskin
Fors Clavigera (Volume 3 of 8)
by John Ruskin
Keskinäinen ihmisyys
by John Ruskin
About the author
Born in London on February 8, 1819, John Ruskin became one of the best-known English writers of the Victorian age. He was educated largely at home, developed an early gift for drawing and close observation, and went on to build his reputation as an art critic with Modern Painters, a major defense of J. M. W. Turner.
Ruskin wrote with unusual energy and conviction about painting, architecture, landscape, and society. In works such as The Seven Lamps of Architecture, The Stones of Venice, and later social writings including Unto This Last, he argued that beauty, craftsmanship, and justice were deeply connected. His ideas reached far beyond art criticism and influenced readers interested in design, labor, education, and social reform.
In his later years he lived at Brantwood in England’s Lake District and continued to write, teach, and draw, though his health became more fragile. He died on January 20, 1900, leaving behind a body of work that helped shape modern thinking about art’s place in everyday life.