Project Gutenberg 2019-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 350 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) Fors Clavigera (Volume 1 of 8) Letters to the workmen and labourers of Great Britain Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fors_Clavigera 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.) "Fors Clavigera (Volume 1 of 8)" by John Ruskin is a collection of letters written during the late 19th century. The work is primarily aimed at the working class in Great Britain, addressing issues surrounding labor, economics, and the moral implications of industrial society. Through his correspondence, Ruskin expresses a desire to enlighten and empower laborers, urging them to understand their economic power and to advocate for their own well-being. At the start of the first letter, addressed to friends on January 1, 1871, Ruskin reflects on the political climate of the time, emphasizing the fears that plague British society regarding foreign nations and domestic inequities. He criticizes the inability of the British people to enact meaningful change due to political divisions and a focus on self-interest. Ruskin is determined to become active in bettering society, particularly through a renewed appreciation for the arts and self-sufficiency among the laboring classes. He presents the notion that prosperity fundamentally depends on the understanding of economic principles, encouraging unity among workers to create a national "Store" instead of a debt, and outlining methods for reducing the suffering caused by material lack amidst apparent abundance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Conduct of life Social problems Aesthetics Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 19th century Working class -- Great Britain HD Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature Category: Economics 468904 2025-07-23T13:20:03.718854 text/html 465623 2019-05-07T19:52:12 text/html 796630 2025-07-23T13:20:12.148794 application/epub+zip 795447 2025-07-23T13:20:06.192811 application/epub+zip 259031 2025-07-23T13:20:05.000806 application/epub+zip 1108485 2025-07-23T13:20:16.422820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1060070 2025-07-23T13:20:10.992832 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337545 2022-09-26T23:45:46.175367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394759 2025-07-23T13:20:02.699832 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 394947 2019-05-07T19:52:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19921 2025-07-23T13:20:16.567750 application/rdf+xml 16591 2025-07-23T13:20:05.106879 image/jpeg 2382 2025-07-23T13:20:05.053874 image/jpeg 154564 2019-05-07T19:52:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 736525 2019-05-07T19:52:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 733854 2025-07-23T13:20:03.783819 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia