Val d’Arno by John RuskinTen Lectures on the Tuscan Art, directly antecedent to the Florentine Year of Victories, given before the University of Oxford in Michaelmas Term, 1873

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The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin

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The Stones of Venice [introductions] by John Ruskin

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Sesame and Lilies by John Ruskin

Sesame and Lilies Contents: Lecture I–Sesame Lecture II–Lilies Preface to the Later Editions Lecture III–The Mystery of Life and its Arts LECTURE I–SESAME. OF KING’S TREASURIES “You shall each have a cake of sesame,–and ten pound.” Lucian: The Fisherman. My first duty this evening is to ask your pardon for the ambiguity of title under

Mornings in Florence by John Ruskin

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