Wednesday, June 15, 2011

A letter from John Ruskin to Effie Gray





3 comments:

Hels said...

How did you find this letter? I would have burnt it, had I been Ruskin.

He may have been a very bright man and a decent writer, but he was far from a sensitive human being. Winding clefts and dark places? oh dear. Poor Effie.

Natja's Natterings said...

Well you know what they say, them that can do, do and those who can't, become art critics?

Who knows what went on in Ruskin's head?

Hermes said...

I think the letter comes from a fascinating recent find:

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CDcQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rgu.ac.uk%2Fpressrel%2FTreasure%2520trove%2520find%2520of%2520Ruskin%2520letters%2520by%2520RGU%2520academic%2520of%2520historical%2520importance.doc&ei=HZ35TYuaNZGzhAeg3OSuAw&usg=AFQjCNEGi8WVgt2MjG1Op1gJUUh5cjlYuA&sig2=lMX6-9y_fUn2C24zdqXiBQ