John Ruskin wrote more than half a million words on Venice. This is an abridged version of his opus, which still contains the essence of his original work, for those who would appreciate Venice, architecture and Ruskin's fine writing.

A biography of 19th-century critic of art and society, John Ruskin. Drawing on Ruskin's diaries and thousands of unpublished letters and other documents, Tim Hilton offers insight into Ruskin's literary achievement and tormented life. This edition includes a new introduction by the author.

A survey of English literature from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century, this edition represents essential works in genres, ranging from Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf to global twentieth-century classics. It contains concise glosses and annotations, period introductions, biographical headnotes, timelines and bibliographies.

Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture by Writers. An illustrated collection of essays about writers who were also visual artists, and their art.

John Ruskin was the most important critic of the last century and exercised influence not only on the theory but also the practice of the arts. This is a chronologically arranged selection of writings on painting, sculpture and architecture.