The Life of John Ruskin


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W. G. Collingwood became a student of John Ruskin in 1872 when he started his study in University College, Oxford. For many years he dedicated himself to helping Ruskin as his resident assistant. In 1883 he settled near to Ruskin in the Lake District. Collingwood edited a number of Ruskin's texts and published a biography of Ruskin "The Life and Work of John Ruskin" in two volumes in 1893, which in many ways remains the best biography of Ruskin. In 1900, Collingwood published a shortened and thoroughly reworked version of it, "The Life of John Ruskin". This book is its seventh edition. (11 hr 44 min)

Chapters

PREFACE TO THE SEVENTH EDITION 2:04 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK I - THE BOY POET I.HIS ANCESTORS 17:17 Read by istDG
BOOK I - THE BOY POET II.THE FATHER OF THE MAN (1819-1825) 18:10 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK I - THE BOY POET III.PERFERVIDUM INGENIUM (1826-1830) 11:14 Read by istDG
BOOK I - THE BOY POET IV.MOUNTAIN-WORSHIP (1830-1835) 32:39 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK I - THE BOY POET V.THE GERM OF "MODERN PAINTERS" (1836) 12:17 Read by istDG
BOOK I - THE BOY POET VI.A LOVE-STORY (1836-1839) 10:37 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK I - THE BOY POET VII."KATA PHUSIN" (1837-1838) 14:12 Read by istDG
BOOK I - THE BOY POET VIII.SIR ROGER NEWDIGATE'S PRIZE (1837-1839) 12:08 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK I - THE BOY POET IX."THE BROKEN CHAIN" (1840-1841) 13:40 Read by istDG
BOOK I - THE BOY POET X.THE GRADUATE OF OXFORD (1841-1842) 10:27 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC I."TURNER AND THE ANCIENTS" (1842-1844) 12:47 Read by istDG
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC II.CHRISTIAN ART (1845-1847) 22:43 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC III."THE SEVEN LAMPS" (1847-1849) 24:41 Read by istDG
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC IV."STONES OF VENICE" (1849-1851) 21:09 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC V.PRE-RAPHAELITISM (1851-1853) 21:13 Read by istDG
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC VI.THE EDINBURGH LECTURES (1853-1854) 15:44 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC VII.THE WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE (1854-1855) 14:29 Read by istDG
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC VIII."MODERN PAINTERS" CONTINUED (1855-1856) 19:50 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC IX."THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ART" (1857-1858) 19:44 Read by istDG
BOOK II - THE ART CRITIC X."MODERN PAINTERS" CONCLUDED (1858-1860) 13:02 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC I."UNTO THIS LAST" (1860-1861) 16:43 Read by istDG
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC II."MUNERA PULVERIS" (1862) 11:53 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC III.THE LIMESTONE ALPS (1863) 7:58 Read by istDG
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC IV."SESAME AND LILIES" (1864) 10:10 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC V."ETHICS OF THE DUST" (1865) 8:36 Read by istDG
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC VI."THE CROWN OF WILD OLIVE" (1865-1866) 20:22 Read by istDG
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC VII."TIME AND TIDE" (1867) 13:59 Read by istDG
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC VIII.AGATES, AND ABBEVILLE (1868) 14:44 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC IX."THE QUEEN OF THE AIR" (1869) 12:06 Read by istDG
BOOK III - HERMIT AND HERETIC X.VERONA AND OXFORD (1869-1870) 14:52 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET I.FIRST OXFORD LECTURES (1870-1871) 22:21 Read by istDG
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET II."FORS" BEGUN (1871-1872) 22:39 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET III.OXFORD TEACHING (1872-1875) 24:55 Read by istDG
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET IV.ST.GEORGE AND ST.MARK (1875-1877) 33:46 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET V."DEUCALION" AND "PROSERPINA" (1877-1879) 20:08 Read by istDG
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET VI.THE DIVERSIONS OF BRANTWOOD (1879-1881) 27:23 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET VII."FORS" RESUMED (1880-1881) 14:36 Read by istDG
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET VIII.THE RECALL TO OXFORD (1882-1883) 21:21 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET IX.THE STORM-CLOUD (1884-1888) 15:27 Read by istDG
BOOK IV - PROFESSOR AND PROPHET X.DATUR HORA QUIETI (1889-1900) 30:01 Read by Xiaoyan Arrowsmith