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Sesame and Lilies Two Lectures Delivered at Manchester in 1864
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Sesame and Lilies Two Lectures Delivered at Manchester in 1864 Hardcover - 2009

by John Ruskin


About this book

John Ruskin’s Sesame and Lilies (1865) consists of two lectures, “Of Kings’ Treasuries” and “Of Queens' Gardens,” delivered in December 1864 at the town halls at Rusholme and Manchester. While these lectures emphasize the connections between nature, art and society, they are essentially concerned with education and ideal conduct. The first half of the original work, “Of Kings’ Treasuries,” is a critique of Victorian manhood. The second half, “Of Queens' Gardens,” counsels women to be moral guides and urges parents to educate them as such. Although Sesame and Lilies was widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety has been out of print since the early twentieth century.

From the publisher

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

First Edition Identification

John Wiley and Son of New York first published Sesame and Lilies in 1865.

Details

  • Title Sesame and Lilies Two Lectures Delivered at Manchester in 1864
  • Author John Ruskin
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 164
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher BiblioLife
  • Date 2009-11
  • ISBN 9781116859294 / 1116859297
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.14 x 9.21 x 0.43 in (15.60 x 23.39 x 1.09 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 824.86