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RUSKIN’S THOUGHTS “ARE TOO DISCONTENTED”
RUSKIN
(John, 1819-1900, Writer and Critic)
Autograph Letter Signed ‘J. Ruskin’ to an unnamed correspondent
saying that “on this or on any other evening during your stay I shall be very happy to see you - though I fear my thoughts are too discontented to be a fair exchange for your more hopeful ones...” with a postscript thanking him “for the book. I shall endeavour to get at its spirit before I see you...”, 1 side 8vo., no place, 10th September
During his later years Ruskin suffered from increasingly severe bouts of mental illness involving a number of breakdowns and delirious visions. The first of these had occurred in 1871 at Matlock, Derbyshire, a town and a county that he knew from his boyhood travels, whose flora, fauna, and minerals helped to form and reinforce his appreciation and understanding of nature. Also in 1871, he began his monthly "letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain", published under the title
Fors Clavigera
(1871–1884). In the course of this complex and deeply personal work, he developed the principles underlying his ideal society. As a result, he founded the Guild of St George, an organisation that endures today.
Item Date:
1871
Stock No:
42076
£1275
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