English art critic John Ruskin was one of the great visionaries of his time, and his influential books and letters on the power of art challenged the foundation

Includes two of John Ruskin's famous essays: "The Nature of the Gothic" and "The Work of Iron" from his book The Stones of Venice. Ruskin's insights into the ne

From literature to landscape architecture, an expansive, contemplative exploration of the significance of place. For ancient Romans, genius loci was literally �

In 1872 the most famous cultural critic in Britain moved into a dilapidated cottage in the heart of England's Lake District and swapped his pen for a billhook.

Four Stars, Pick of the Day...Marcel Proust bit into a biscuit and his memory took off for several volumes...THE ART OF REMEMBERING has a cast of three and some