
John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
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Narrated by:
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Neville Jason
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By:
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John Ruskin
About this listen
This is an essay from the Favorite Essays collection.
Here, in this unusual collection, are some of the greatest essays in Western literature. Witty, informative and imaginative, the topics vary from starvation in Ireland, fine China, the extension of railways in the Lake District, and the tombs in Westminster Abbey. A little like after-dinner monologues, they are passing thoughts expressed as journalism. Neville Jason reads with urbane clarity.
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- HeatherO
- 06-13-15
Slow and delicately built
So.
That's why he's famous.
This gives you a little glimmer of one of the most prolific writers, ever.
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- Will Simson
- 08-16-21
worth a listen particularly towards the end
I actually thought this would be a larger piece of Ruskin literature than it was but for the few cents that I spent on it it was worth wild listening to.
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