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Saint Ursula, by John Ruskin
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Title: Saint Ursula Story of Ursula and Dream of Ursula
Author: John Ruskin
Release Date: October 4, 2009 [EBook #30173]
Language: English
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SAINT URSULA
STORY OF URSULA DREAM OF URSULA
[Illustration: "Dream of St. Ursula" FROM THE PAINTING BY CARPACCIO]
SAINT URSULA
By John Ruskin
I THE STORY OF ST. URSULA
II THE DREAM OF ST. URSULA
[Illustration]
New York THE DEVIN-ADAIR COMPANY 1912
Copyright, 1912, by THE DEVIN-ADAIR COMPANY
PREFACE
Fors Clavigera!--to the ignorant a stumbling-stone, to the Philistines a laughing-stock, but to the Initiate a sweet remembrance of many a happy hour passed in informal chat with the Master.
The real Ruskin enthusiast has read every word of Fors, and reckons it not least among the precious treasures of the Master's pen. But it remains a fact that to the vast majority of those who have heard of Fors Clavigera, it is but an excellent example of Ruskin's eccentric seeking after curious titles; and the beauties of these letters ar