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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

A letter from John Ruskin to Effie Gray





3 comments:

  1. 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.

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  2. 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?

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  3. 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

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