Letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain Ruskin, John 1819-1900 creator text utu 2020 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Fors Clavigera (Volume 2 of 8)" by John Ruskin is a series of letters published during the 1870s. Addressed to British workmen and laborers, these pamphlets explore Ruskin's moral and social vision centered on the dignity of sincere labor. Inspired by Thomas Carlyle's thinking, the letters tackle various topics aimed at influencing social change. The series became notorious for containing Ruskin's scathing critique of painter James McNeill Whistler, which sparked a famous libel case that reshaped Ruskin's career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fors_Clavigera Release date is 2020-03-09 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Original publication data not identified Conduct of life Social problems Aesthetics Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century Working class -- Great Britain HD Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61591 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61591 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134423.0 61591