On the Old Road, Volume 1 gathers miscellaneous essays, reviews, and articles by John Ruskin, the towering art critic of nineteenth-century Britain. Spanning painting, architecture, and literature, the collection brings together shorter writings from across his career and shows the breadth of a mind that ranged from the technique of the Old Masters to the moral life of nations.
The pieces reveal Ruskin as advocate, polemicist, and teacher, defending the artists he loved and pressing his conviction that art and morality are inseparable. With its companion second volume, it complements his great books on art. This free EPUB download is cleanly formatted for any e-reader.