Chapter I: Preface: To the Seventh Edition

This book in its first form was written nearly twenty years ago with the intention of contributing a volume to a series of University Extension Manuals. For that purpose it included a sketch of Ruskin's "Work," with some attempt to describe the continuous development of his thought. It had the advantage--and the disadvantage--of being written under his eye; that is to say, he saw as much of it as his health allowed; and it received his general approval.

To explain my venturing upon the subject at all, I may perhaps be allowed to state that I became his pupil in 1872 (having seen him earlier), and continued to be in some relation to him--as visitor, resident assistant, or near neighbour--until his death.

After his death the biographical part of my book was enlarged at the expense of the description of his writings; and in revising once more I have thrown out much relating to his works, chiefly because they are now accessible as they were not formerly.

W.G.C.

CONISTON, May 1911

CONTENTS

BOOK I

THE BOY POET (1819-1842)

CHAPTER
I. HIS ANCESTORS
II. THE FATHER OF THE MAN (1819-1825)
III. PERFERVIDUM INGENIUM (1826-1830)
IV. MOUNTAIN-WORSHIP (1830-1835)
V. THE GERM OF "MODERN PAINTERS" (1836)
VI. A LOVE-STORY (1836-1839)
VII. "KATA PHUSIN" (1837-1838)
VIII. SIR ROGER NEWDIGATE'S PRIZE (1837-1839)
IX. "THE BROKEN CHAIN" (1840-1841)
X. THE GRADUATE OF OXFORD (1841-1842)

BOOK II

THE ART CRITIC (1842-1860)

I. "TURNER AND THE ANCIENTS" (1842-1844)
II. CHRISTIAN ART (1845-1847)
III. "THE SEVEN LAMPS" (1847-1849)
IV. "STONES OF VENICE" (1849-1851)
V. PRE-RAPHAELITISM (1851-1853)
VI. THE EDINBURGH LECTURES (1853-1854)
VII. THE WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE (1854-1855)
VIII. "MODERN PAINTERS" CONTINUED (1855-1856)
IX. "THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ART" (1857-1858)
X. "MODERN PAINTERS" CONCLUDED (1858-1860)

BOOK III

HERMIT AND HERETIC (1860-1870)

CHAPTER

I. "UNTO THIS LAST" (1860-1861)
II. "MUNERA PULVERIS" (1862)
III. THE LIMESTONE ALPS (1863)
IV. "SESAME AND LILIES" (1864)
V. "ETHICS OF THE DUST" (1865)
VI. "THE CROWN OF WILD OLIVE" (1865-1866)
VII. "TIME AND TIDE" (1867)
VIII. AGATES, AND ABBEVILLE (1868)
IX. "THE QUEEN OF THE AIR" (1869)
X. VERONA AND OXFORD (1869-1870)

BOOK IV

PROFESSOR AND PROPHET (1870-1900)

I. FIRST OXFORD LECTURES (1870-1871)
II. "FORS" BEGUN (1871-1872)
III. OXFORD TEACHING (1872-1875)
IV. ST. GEORGE AND ST. MARK (1875-1877)
V. "DEUCALION" AND "PROSERPINA" (1877-1879)
VI. THE DIVERSIONS OF BRANTWOOD (1879-1881)
VII. "FORS" RESUMED (1880-1881)
VIII. THE RECALL TO OXFORD (1882-1883)
IX. THE STORM-CLOUD (1884-1888)
X. DATUR HORA QUIETI (1889-1900)

THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN