John Ruskin
Welcome to The Ruskin Society
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Our Vision
Founded in 1997, the Ruskin Society celebrates the life, work and legacy of the Victorian art critic and social thinker John Ruskin. We organize a regular programme of events in the UK and exist for everyone with an interest in John Ruskin.
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News and events
The Ruskin Society is pleased to announce the shortlist for
the 2018 Ruskin Society Book Prize. The shortlisted titles are:
A Torch at Midnight by
Robert Brownell (Pallas Athene)
John Ruskin and the
Fabric of Architecture by Anuradha Chatterjee (Routledge)
John Ruskin's Politics and the Natural
Law by Graham MacDonald (Palgrave)
John Ruskin and 19th
century education edited by Valerie Purton (Anthem).
The winner will be announced at the Society’s AGM
on 1 June 2019.
Books
Selected Writings. Oxford World’s Classics. John Ruskin.
On Art And Life - John Ruskin.
John Ruskin, Henry James and the Shropshire Lads. Cynthia Gamble.
The Golden Age of Pantomime: Slapstick, Spectacle and Subversion in Victorian England. Jeffrey Richards.