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VOLUME I. LETTERS ON ART AND SCIENCE



CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.

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Author's Preface ix
Editor's Preface xviii
Chronological List of the Letters in Volume I xviii
Letters on Art:
    I. Art Criticism and Art Education.
        "Modern Painters;" a Reply. 1843 3
        Art Criticism. 1843 10
        The Arts as a Branch of Education. 1857 24
        Art-Teaching by Correspondence. 1860 32
    II. Public Institutions and the National Gallery.
        Danger to the National Gallery. 1847 37
        The National Gallery. 1852 45
        The British Museum. 1866 52
        On the Purchase of Pictures. 1880 55
    III. Pre-raphaelitism.
        The Pre-Raphaelite Brethren. 1851 (May 13) 59
        The Pre-Raphaelite Brethren. 1851 (May 30) 63
        "The Light of the World," Holman Hunt. 1854 67
        "The Awakening Conscience," Holman Hunt. 1854 71
        Pre-Raphaelitism in Liverpool. 1858 73
        Generalization and the Scotch Pre-Raphaelites. 1858 74
    IV. Turner.
        The Turner Bequest. 1856 81
        [Turner's Sketch Book. 1858 86, note]
        The Turner Bequest and the National Gallery. 1857 86
        The Turner Sketches and Drawings. 1858 88
        [The Liber Studiorum. 1858 97, note]
        The Turner Gallery at Kensington. 1859 98
        Turner's Drawings. 1876 (July 5) 100
        Turner's Drawings. 1876 (July 19) 104
        Copies of Turner's Drawings. 1876 105
        [Copies of Turner's Drawings—Extract. 1857 105, note]
        [Copy of Turner's Fluelen ibid.]
        "Turners," False and True. 1871. 106
        The Character of Turner. 1857. 107
        [Thornbury's Life of Turner. 1861. 108]
    V. Pictures and Artists.
        John Leech's Outlines. 1872. 111
        Ernest George's Etchings. 1873. 113
        The Frederick Walker Exhibition. 1876. 116
    VI. Architecture and Restoration.
        Gothic Architecture and the Oxford Museum. 1858. 125
        Gothic Architecture and the Oxford Museum. 1859. 131
        The Castle Rock (Edinburgh). 1857 (Sept. 14) 145
        Edinburgh Castle. 1857 (Sept. 27) 147
        Castles and Kennels. 1871 (Dec. 22) 151
        Verona v. Warwick. 1871 (Dec. 24) 152
        Notre Dame de Paris. 1871 153
        Mr. Ruskin's Influence—A Defence. 1872 (March 15) 154
        Mr. Ruskin's Influence—A Rejoinder. 1872 (March 21) 156
        Modern Restorations. 1877 157
        Ribbesford Church. 1877 158
        Circular relating to St. Mark's, Venice. 1879. 159
        [Letters relating to St. Mark's, Venice. 1879. 169, note.]
Letters on Science:
    I. Geological.
        The Conformation of the Alps, 1864 173
        Concerning Glaciers. 1864. 175
        English versus Alpine Geology. 1864 181
        Concerning Hydrostatics. 1864 185
        James David Forbes: His Real Greatness. 1874. 187
    II. Miscellaneous.
        On Reflections in Water. 1844 191
        On the Reflection of Rainbows. 1861 201
        A Landslip Near Giagnano. 1841 202
        On the Gentian. 1857 204
        On the Study of Natural History (undated) 204

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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE LETTERS CONTAINED IN THE FIRST VOLUME.
Note.--In the second and third columns the bracketed words and figures are dating of more or less certainly conjectured; whilst those unbracketed give the actual the letter.
Title of Letter. Where Written. When Written. Where and when First Published. Page.
A Landslip near Giagnano Naples February 7, 1841 Proceedings of the Ashmolean Society 202
Modern Painters: a Reply [Denmark Hill About Sept. 17, 1843] The Weekly Chronicle, Sept. 23, 1843 3
Art Criticism [Denmark Hill December, 1843] The Artist and Amateur's Magazine, 1844 10
On Reflections in Water [Denmark Hill January, 1844] The Artist and Amateur's Magazine, 1844 191
Danger to the National Gallery [Denmark Hill] January 6 [1847] The Times, January 7, 1847 37
The Pre-Raphaelite Brethren, I. Denmark Hill May 9 [1851] The Times, May 13, 1851 59
The Pre-Raphaelite Brethren, II. Denmark Hill May 26 [1851] The Times, May 30, 1851 63
The National Gallery Herne Hill, Dulwich December 27 [1852] The Times, December 29, 1852 45
"The Light of the World" Denmark Hill May 4 [1854] The Times, May 15, 1854 67
"The Awakening Conscience" [Denmark Hill May 24 [1854] The Times, May 25, 1854 71
The Turner Bequest Denmark Hill October 27 [1856] The Times, October 28, 1856 81
On the Gentian Denmark Hill February 10 [1857] The Athenæum, February 14, 1857 204
The Turner Bequest & National Gallery [Denmark Hill July 8, 1857] The Times, July 9, 1857 86
The Castle Rock (Edinburgh) Dunbar 14th September, 1857 The Witness (Edinburgh), Sept. 16, 1857 145
The Arts as a Branch of Education Penrith September 25, 1857 "New Oxford Examinations, etc.," 1858 24
Edinburgh Castle Penrith 27th September [1857] The Witness (Edinburgh), Sept. 30, 1857 147
The Character of Turner [   1857] Thornbury's Life of Turner. Preface, 1861 107
Pre-Raphaelitism in Liverpool [ January, 1858] The Liverpool Albion, January 11, 1858 73
Generalization & Scotch Pre-Raphaelites [ March. 1858] The Witness (Edinburgh), March 27, 1858 74
Gothic Architecture & Oxford Museum, I. [ June, 1858] "The Oxford Museum," 1859. 125
The Turner Sketches and Drawings [ November, 1858] The Literary Gazette, Nov. 13, 1858 88
Turner's Sketch Book (extract) [  ] 1858 List of Turner's Drawings, Boston, 1874 86 n.
The Liber Studiorum (extract) [  ] 1858 List of Turner's Drawings, Boston, 1874 97 n.
Gothic Architecture & Oxford Museum, II. [ January 20, 1859 "The Oxford Museum," 1859 131
The Turner Gallery at Kensington Denmark Hill October 20 [1859] The Times, October 21, 1859 98
Mr. Thornbury's "Life of Turner" (extract) Lucerne December 2, 1861 Thornbury's Life of Turner. Ed. 2, Pref. 108
Art Teaching by Correspondence Denmark Hill November, 1860 Nature and Art, December 1, 1866 32
On the Reflection of Rainbows [     ] 7th May, 1861 The London Review, May 16, 1861 201
The Conformation of the Alps Denmark Hill 10th November, 1864 The Reader, November 12, 1864 173
Concerning Glaciers Denmark Hill November 21 [1864] The Reader, November 26, 1864 175
English versus Alpine Geology Denmark Hill 29th November [1864] The Reader, December 3, 1864 181
Concerning Hydrostatics Norwich 5th December [1864] The Reader, December 10, 1864 185
The British Museum Denmark Hill Jan. 26 [1866] The Times, January 27, 1866 52
Copies of Turner's Drawings (extract) [  ] 1867 List of Turner's Drawings, Boston, 1874 105 n.
Notre Dame de Paris [Denmark Hill January 18, 1871] The Daily Telegraph, January 19, 1871 153
"Turners" False and True Denmark Hill January 23 [1871] The Times, January 24, 1871 106
Castles and Kennels Denmark Hill December 20 [1871] The Daily Telegraph, December 22, 1871 151
Verona v. Warwick Denmark Hill, S. E. 24th (for 25th) Dec. [1871] The Daily Telegraph, December 25, 1871 152
Mr. Ruskin's Influence: a Defence Denmark Hill March 15 [1872] The Pall Mall Gazette, March 16, 1872 154
Mr. Ruskin's Influence: a Rejoinder Denmark Hill March 21 [1872] The Pall Mall Gazette, March 21, 1872 156
John Leech's Outlines [   1872] The Catalogue to the Exhibition, 1872 111
Ernest George's Etchings [Denmark Hill December, 1873] The Architect, December 27, 1873 113
James David Forbes: his Real Greatness [   1874] "Rendu's Glaciers of Savoy," 1874 187
The Frederick Walker Exhibition [ January, 1876] The Times, January 20, 1876 116
Copies of Turner's Drawings Peterborough April 23 [1876] The Times, April 25, 1876 105
Turner's Drawings, I. Brantwood July 3 [1876] The Daily Telegraph, July 5, 1876 100
Turner's Drawings, II. Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire July 16 [1876] The Daily Telegraph, July 19, 1876 104
Modern Restoration Venice 15th April, 1877 The Liverpool Daily Post, June 9, 1877 157
Ribbesford Church Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire July 24, 1877 The Kidderminster Times, July 28, 1877 158
St. Mark's Venice--Circular relating to [Brantwood Winter 1879] See the Circular 159
St. Mark's Venice--Letters [Brantwood Winter 1879] Birmingham Daily Mail, Nov. 27, 1879 169
On the Purchase of Pictures [Brantwood January 1880] Leicester Chronicle, January 31, 1880 55
Copy of Turner's "Fluelen" London 20th March, 1880 Lithograph copy issued by Mr. Ward, 1880 105 n.
The Study of Natural History [     ] Undated Letter to Adam White [unknown] 204





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VOLUME II. LETTERS ON POLITICS, ECONOMY,
AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS



CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

PAGE
Chronological List of the Letters contained in Vol. II. x
Letters on Politics and War:
The Italian Question. 1859.
Three letters: June 6 3
June 15 8
August 1 13
The Foreign Policy of England. 1863 15
The Position of Denmark. 1864 17
The Jamaica Insurrection. 1865 20
The Franco-Prussian War. 1870.
Two letters: October 6 22
October 7 25
Modern Warfare. 1876 29
Letters on Political Economy:
The Depreciation of Gold. 1863 37
The Law of Supply and Demand. 1864.
Three letters: October 26 39
October 29 40
November 2 43
Mr. Ruskin and Professor Hodgson. 1873.
Two letters: November 8 44
November 15 46
Strikes v. Arbitration. 1865 48
Work and Wages. 1865.
Five letters: April 20 50
April 22 52
April 29 54
May 4 59
May 20 62
The Standard of Wages. 1867 65
How the Rich spend their Money. 1873.
Three letters: January 23 66
January 28 67
January 30 68
Commercial Morality. 1875 70
The Definition of Wealth. 1875 71
The Principles of Property. 1877 71
On Co-operation. 1879-80.
Two letters: August, 1879 73
April 12, 1880 73
Miscellaneous Letters:
I. The Management of Railways.
Is England Big Enough? 1868 79
The Ownership of Railways. 1868 81
Railway Economy. 1868 83
Our Railway System. 1865 88
Railway Safety. 1870 89
II. Servants and Houses.
Domestic Servants—Mastership. 1865 93
Domestic Servants—Experience. 1865 95
Domestic Servants—Sonship and Slavery. 1865 96
Modern Houses. 1865 104
III. Roman Inundations.
A King's First Duty. 1871 111
A Nation's Defences. 1871 113
The Waters of Comfort. 1871 115
The Streams of Italy. 1871 116
The Streets of London. 1871 119
IV. Education for Rich and Poor.
True Education. 1868 123
The Value of Lectures. 1874 124
The Cradle of Art. 1876 125
St. George's Museum. 1875 126
The Morality of Field Sports. 1870 127
Drunkenness and Crime. 1871 129
Madness and Crime. 1872 130
Employment for the Destitute Poor and Criminal Classes. 1868 131
Notes on the General Principles of Employment for the Destitute and Criminal Classes (a Pamphlet). 1868 132
Blindness and Sight. 1879 139
The Eagle's Nest. 1879 140
Politics in Youth. 1879 141
"Act, Act in the Living Present." 1873 141
"Laborare est Orare." 1874 142
A Pagan Message. 1878 143
The Foundations of Chivalry. 1877-8.
Five letters: February 8, 1877 143
February 10, 1877 145
February 11, 1877 146
February 12, 1877 147
July 3, 1878 148
V. Women: Their Work and Their Dress
Woman's Work. 1873 153
Female Franchise. 1870 154
Proverbs on Right Dress. 1862 154
Sad-colored Costumes. 1870 156
Oak Silkworms. 1862 158
VI. Literary Criticism.
The Publication of Books. 1875 163
A Mistaken Review. 1875 165
The Position of Critics. 1875 167
Coventry Patmore's "Faithful for Ever." 1860 168
"The Queen of the Air." 1871 171
The Animals of Scripture: a Review. 1856 172
"Limner" and Illumination. 1854 174
Notes on a Word in Shakespeare. 1878.
Two letters: September 176
September 29 177
"The Merchant of Venice." 1880 179
Recitations. 1880 186
Appendix.
Letter to W. C. Bennett, LL.D. 1852 183
Letter to Thomas Guthrie, D.D. 1853 184
The Sale of Mr. Windus' Pictures. 1859 185
At the Play. 1867 185
An Object of Charity. 1868 186
Excuses from Correspondence. 1868 186
Letter to the Author of a Review. 1872 187
An Oxford Protest. 1874 188
Mr. Ruskin and Mr. Lowe. 1877 189
The Bibliography of Ruskin. 1878.
Two letters: September 30 190
October 23 190
The Society of the Rose. 1879 191
Letter to W. H. Harrison. 1865 192
Dramatic Reform. 1880. (Two letters) 193
The Lord Rectorship of Glasgow University. 1880. (Five letters) 195
Epilogue 201
Chronological List of the Letters contained in Both Volumes 204
Index 213

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE LETTERS
CONTAINED IN THE SECOND VOLUME.

Note.—In the second and third columns the bracketed words and figures are more or less certainly conjectured; whilst those unbracketed give the actual dating of the letters.

Title of Letter. Where Written. When Written. Where and When First Published. Page.
Letter To W. C. Bennett, LL.D. Herne Hill, Dulwich December 28th, 1852 "Testimonials of W. C. Bennett," 1871 183
Letter To Dr. Guthrie [Edinburgh] Saturday, 26th [Nov. ?] 1853 "Memoir of Thomas Guthrie, D.D.," (1875) 184
Letter To W. H. Harrison [Herne Hill 1853] The Autographic Mirror, Dec. 23, 1865 192
"Limner" and Illumination [Denmark Hill December 3, 1854] The Builder, Dec. 9, 1854 174
The Animals of Scripture: a Review [Denmark Hill January, 1855] The Morning Chronicle, Jan. 20, 1855 172
The Sale of Mr. Windus' Pictures Denmark Hill March 28 [1859] The Times, March 29, 1859 185
The Italian Question Berlin June 6, 1859 The Scotsman, July 20, 1859 3
" " Berlin June 15 [1859] " July 23, 1859 8
" " Schaffhausen August 1, 1859 " Aug. 6, 1859 13
Coventry Patmore's "Faithful for Ever" Denmark Hill [October 21, 1860] The Critic, Oct. 27, 1860 168
Proverbs on Right Dress Geneva October 20th, 1862 The Monthly Packet, Nov. 1863 154
Oak Silkworms Geneva October 20th [1862] The Times, Oct. 24, 1862 158
The Depreciation of Gold Chamounix October 2 [1863] The Times, Oct. 8, 1863 37
The Foreign Policy of England Zurich October 25th, 1863 The Liverpool Albion, Nov. 2, 1863 15
The Position of Denmark Denmark Hill July 6 [1864] The Morning Post, July 7, 1864 17
The Law of Supply and Demand Denmark Hill October 26 [1864] The Daily Telegraph, Oct. 28, 1864 39
" " " Denmark Hill October 29 [1864] " " Oct. 31, 1864 40
" " " Denmark Hill November 2 [1864] " " Nov. 3, 1864 43
Strikes v. Arbitration [Denmark Hill] Easter Monday, 1865 The Pall Mall Gazette, April 18, 1865 48
Work and Wages Denmark Hill Thursday, April 20 [1865] " " April 21, 1865 50
" " Denmark Hill Saturday, April 22, 1865 " " April 25, 1865 52
" " [Denmark Hill] Saturday, 29th April, 1865 " " May 2, 1865 54
" " Denmark Hill May 4 [1865] " " May 9, 1865 59
" " [Denmark Hill] May 20, 1865 " " May 22, 1865 62
Domestic Servants—Mastership Denmark Hill September 2 [1865] The Daily Telegraph, September 5, 1865 93
" " Experience Denmark Hill September 6 [1865] " " September 7, 1865 95
" " Sonship and Slavery Denmark Hill September 16, 1865] " " September 18, 1865 96
Modern Houses Denmark Hill October 16 [1865] " " October 17, 1865 104
Our Railway System Denmark Hill December 7 [1865] " " December 8, 1865 88
The Jamaica Insurrection Denmark Hill December 19 [1865] " " December 20, 1865 20
At the Play Denmark Hill February 28, 1867 The Pall Mall Gazette, March 1, 1867 185
The Standard of Wages Denmark Hill April 30, 1867 " " May 1, 1867 65
An Object of Charity Denmark Hill, S. January 21, 1868 The Daily Telegraph, January 22, 1868 186
True Education Denmark Hill, S. January 31, 1868 The Pall Mall Gazette, January 31, 1868 123
Excuse from Correspondence Denmark Hill, S. 2d February, 1868 Circular printed by Mr. Ruskin, 1868 186
Is England Big Enough? Denmark Hill July 30 [1868] The Daily Telegraph, July 31, 1868 79
The Ownership of Railways Denmark Hill August 5 [1868] " " August 6, 1868 81
Railway Economy Denmark Hill August 9 [1868] " " August 10, 1868 83
Employment for the Destitute Poor, etc. Denmark Hill, S.E. December 24 [1868] " " December 26, 1868 131
Notes on the Destitute Classes, Etc. [Denmark Hill] Autumn, 1868] Pamphlet for private circulation, 1868 132
The Morality of Field Sports Denmark Hill January 14 [1870] The Daily Telegraph, January 15, 1870 127
Female Franchise Venice 29th May, 1870 Date and place of publication unknown 154
The Franco-Prussian War Denmark Hill, S.E. October 6 [1870] The Daily Telegraph, Oct. 7, 1870 22
" " " [Denmark Hill, S.E.] October 7 [1870] " " Oct. 8, 1870 25
Sad-Colored Costumes Denmark Hill, S.E. 14th October, 1870 Macmillan's Magazine, Nov. 1870 156
Railway Safety Denmark Hill November 29, 1870 The Daily Telegraph, Nov. 30, 1870 89
A King's First Duty [Denmark Hill] January 10 [1871] " " January 12, 1871 111
A Nation's Defences Denmark Hill January 19, 1871 The Pall Mall Gazette, Jan. 19, 1871 113
The Waters of Comfort Oxford February 3 [1871] The Daily Telegraph, Feb. 4, 1871 115
The Streams of Italy Oxford February 3 [1871] " " Feb. 7, 1871 116
Woman's Sphere (extract) [Oxford February 19, 1871] " " Feb. 21, 1871 154 n.
The "Queen of the Air" [Denmark Hill] May 18, 1871 The Asiatic, May 23, 1871 171
Drunkenness and Crime Denmark Hill December 9 [1871] The Daily Telegraph, Dec. 11, 1871 129
The Streets of London [Denmark Hill] December 27, 1871 The Pall Mall Gazette, Dec. 28, 1871 119
Madness and Crime Oxford November 2 [1872] " " Nov. 4, 1872 130
Letter to the Author of a Review Oxford Wednesday, Oct. 30 [1872] Liverpool Weekly Albion, Nov. 9, 1872 187
"act, Act in the Living Present" Oxford Christmas Eve, '72 New Year's Address, etc., 1873 141
How the Rich spend their Money Brantwood, Coniston January 23 [1873] The Pall Mall Gazette, Jan. 24, 1873 66
" " " [Brantwood, Coniston] January 28 [1873] " " Jan. 29, 1873 67
" " " Brantwood, Coniston King Charles the Martyr, 1873 " " Jan. 31, 1873 68
Woman's Work [ ] [May, 1873] L'Espérance Genève, May 8, 1873 153
Mr. Ruskin and Professor Hodgson Oxford November 8, 1873 The Scotsman, November 10, 1873 44
" " " Oxford November 15, 1873 " November 18, 1873 46
"Laborare est Orare" Oxford December, 1873 New Year's Address, etc., 1874 142
The Value of Lectures Rome 26th May, 1874 The Glasgow Herald, June 5, 1874 124
An Oxford Protest [Oxford October 29, 1874 The Globe, Oct. 29, 1874 188
A Mistaken Review Brantwood January 10 [1875] The Pall Mall Gazette, January 11, 1875 165
The Position of Critics Brantwood January 18 [1875] " " January 19, 1875 167
Commercial Morality [Herne Hill February, 1875] Date and place of publication unknown 70
The Publication of Books Oxford June 6, 1875 The World, June 9, 1875 163
St. George's Museum Brantwood, Coniston [September, 1875] Sheffield Daily Telegraph, Sept. 6, 1875 126
The Definition of Wealth Oxford 9th November, 1875 The Monetary Gazette, Nov. 13, 1875 71
The Cradle of Art! [Oxford] 18th February, 1876 Date and place of publication unknown 125
Modern Warfare [Brantwood] June, 1876 Fraser's Magazine, July, 1876 29
The Foundations of Chivalry Venice February 8th, 1877 "The Science of Life" (second edit.), 1878 143
" " " Venice February 10th [1877] " " (first edition), 1877 145
" " " Venice 11th February [1877] " " " " 1877 146
" " " Venice 12th February, '77] " " " " 1877 147
Mr. Ruskin and Mr. Lowe Brantwood, Coniston August 24 [1877] The Standard, August 28, 1877 189
The Principles of Property [Brantwood] 10th October, 1877 The Socialist, November, 1887 71
A Pagan Message Herne Hill, London, S. E. 19th December, 1877 New Year's Address, etc., 1878 143
Despair (extract) [Oxford February, 1878] The Times, February 12, 1878 124 n.
The Foundations of Chivalry Malham July 3d, 1878 "The Science of Life" (second edit.), 1878 148
Notes on a Word in Shakespeare Brantwood [September, 1878] New Shakspere Soc. Trans. 1878-9 176
" " " Edinburgh 29th September, 1878 " " " " 177
The Bibliography of Ruskin Brantwood, Coniston September 30, 1878 "Bibliography of Dickens" (advt.), 1880 190
" " " Brantwood, Coniston October 23, 1878 " " " " 190
The Society of the Rose [Brantwood Early in 1879] Report of Ruskin Soc., Manchester, 1880 191
Blindness and Sight Brantwood, Coniston 18th July, 1879 The Y. M. A. Magazine, Sept., 1879 139
"The Eagle's Nest" Brantwood, Coniston August 17th, 1879 " " October, 1879 140
On Coöperation. I. Brantwood, Coniston [August, 1879] The Christian Life, December 20, 1879 73
Politics in Youth Sheffield October 19th, 1879 The Y. M. A. Magazine, Nov., 1879 141
The Merchant of Venice (extract) [Herne Hill, S. E.] 6th February, 1880 The Theatre, March, 1880 179
Recitations Sheffield 16th February, 1880 Circular printed by Mr. R. T. Webling 180
Excuse from Correspondence [Brantwood] March, 1880 List of Mr. Ruskin's Writings, Mar., 1880 186 n.
On Coöperation. II. Brantwood, Coniston April 12th, 1880 The Daily News, June 19, 1880 73
The Glasgow Lord Rectorship Brantwood, Coniston 10th June, 1880 The Glasgow Herald, Oct. 7, 1880 195
" " " [Brantwood] 10th June, 1880 " " Oct. 7, 1880 195
" " " [Brantwood] 24th June, 1880 " " Oct. 7, 1880 196
" " " Brantwood, Coniston [July, 1880] " " Oct. 12, 1880 196
Dramatic Reform. I. Brantwood July 30th, 1880 Journal of Dramatic Reform, Nov., 1880 193
The Glasgow Lord Rectorship Rouen 28th September, 1880 The Glasgow Herald, Oct. 7, 1880 197
Dramatic Reform. II. Amiens October 12th, 1880 Journal of Dramatic Reform, Nov., 1880 193