Praeterita: The Autobiography of John Ruskin (Oxford Letters & Memoirs)

By John Ruskin

Book 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019281253X
• ISBN13: 9780192812537
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 614 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.6" x 5.1"