British Authors - 19th Century - Literary Biography, British Art, Individual Artists, Critics & Historians - Literary Biography
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Overview
Praeterita is one of the most remarkable autobiographies of the 19th century. Written by Ruskin in the 1880s between attacks of brain fever, it gives a fascinating account of his upbringing in a severely respectable Victorian household, his Continental travels, his friends and relations, and the development and refinement of his aesthetic tastes.
Fascinating account of Ruskin's upbringing in a severely respectable Victorian household.
Book Details
Published
June 1, 1978
Publisher
Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 1978.
Pages
592
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780192812537