{"product_id":"john-ruskin-an-idiosyncratic-dictionary-encompassing-his-passions-his-delusions-and-his-prophecies","title":"John Ruskin: An Idiosyncratic Dictionary Encompassing his Passions, his Delusions and his Prophecies","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Aesthete to Ziffern, Baby-Language to Verbosity, Badgers to Railway Stations: this gloriously serendipitous dictionary presents the life, times and strong opinions of John Ruskin (1819-1900) - art critic, patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, social thinker and philanthropist.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Michael Glover's delightful A-Z distills the essence of Ruskin, revealing a lighter side to the man known for his 39 volumes of ponderous prose. When off his guard, Ruskin could write pithily and amusingly, but he was also a fascinating amalgam of self-contradictions. Combining judiciously selected extracts from Ruskin's writings with the author's wittily insightful interpretations, this book is essential reading for all those curious to know what Ruskin did with a cyanometer, why he hated iron railings and the Renaissance, and how Proust's admiration of the man was tinged with distrust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lund Humphries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781848223745\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Lund Humphries","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £3.56","offer_id":47917899055281,"sku":"SB-1848223749-C3","price":3.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1848223749.jpg?v=1789620937","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/john-ruskin-an-idiosyncratic-dictionary-encompassing-his-passions-his-delusions-and-his-prophecies","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}