John Ruskin by Tim Hilton
This work (previously published in two volumes in 1985 and 2000) is a biography of John Ruskin, arguably the most influential 19th-century critic of art and society. Drawing on the complete text of Ruskin's diaries and many thousands of unpublished letters and other documents, Tim Hilton provides insight into Ruskin's literary achievement and tormented life. This edition also includes a new introduction by the author.