THE ETHICS OF THE DUST
TEN LECTURES TO LITTLE HOUSEWIVES
ON THE ELEMENTS OF CRYSTALLIZATION
BY JOHN RUSKIN, LL.D.,
HONORARY STUDENT OF CHRIST CHURCH, AND SLADE PROFESSOR OF FINE ART
CONTENTS.
Second Preface to the Second Edition
LECTURE
| I. | THE VALLEY OF DIAMONDS |
| II. | THE PYRAMID BUILDERS |
| III. | THE CRYSTAL LIFE |
| IV. | THE CRYSTAL ORDERS |
| V. | CRYSTAL VIRTUES |
| VI. | CRYSTAL QUARRELS |
| VII. | HOME VIRTUES |
| VIII. | CRYSTAL CAPRICE |
| IX. | CRYSTAL SORROWS |
| X. | THE CRYSTAL REST |
| NOTES |
PERSONAE OLD LECTURER (of incalculable age). FLORRIE, on astronomical evidence presumed to be aged 9. ISABEL ..................................... " 11. MAY ........................................ " 11. LILY ....................................... " 12. KATHLEEN.................................... " 14. LUCILLA..................................... " 15. VIOLET ..................................... " 16. DORA (who has the keys and is housekeeper)... " 17. EGYPT (so called from her dark eyes) ....... " 17. JESSIE (who somehow always makes the room look brighter when she is in it) ........... " 18. MARY (of whom everybody, including the Old Lecturer, is in great awe) ................. " 20.
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