John Ruskin

Love's Meinie (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

Lectures on Greek and English Birds

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Meinie is an old English word for manyin the sense of 'a many' persons attending one, as bridesmaids, the author explains in a preface. This 1873 work looks at avian life through the eyes of both a poet and scientist, compiling lectures delivered at Oxford on the robin, the swallow, and the dabchick.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411451704
• Artikelnr.: 50389738

Autorenporträt

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was an English writer and art critic, born in London. As well as many accomplishments in art, philosophy, and architectural critique, he wrote essays and poetry. In 1841 he wrote a fantasy story for the daughter of a family friend, Effie Gray, whom he later married. The marriage was annulled after six years, and he didn't marry again.