John Ruskin 
Frondes Agrestes (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 
Readings in Modern Painters

In an effort to give his friends and the public what they wanted, Ruskin republished parts of his monumental
Modern Painters in this volume: a collection of selections a dear friend decided were most relevant at the time. Here are Ruskin’s “Principles of Art, ” “Power and Office of Imagination, ” “Education, ” “Moralities, ” and musings on different aspects of nature.

About the author

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English acclaimed poet, artist, as well as an influential critic of art and society. He wrote on topics ranging from geology and botany to politics, architecture, art, and literature. Ruskin influenced the Gothic Revival and did much to popularize high art.