John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)

In this engaging essay from the Favorite Essays collection, listeners are treated to a selection of some of the finest essays in Western literature, covering diverse topics such as starvation in Ireland, fine China, railway expansion in the Lake District, and the tombs in Westminster Abbey. Presented in a journalistic style akin to after-dinner monologues, these witty and imaginative pieces are narrated with urbane clarity by Neville Jason.