Glad you found Ruskin John Ruskin was a great man who is now largely forgotten in our post-modern world.
If you want to find out more, go to Lancaster University.
I am currently studying there for an MA in Ruskin and the Cultural Tour.
Interesting piece, but the comment about the sign is a little uneccessary considering it was written by an eight year old and considering the grammatical errors made by the author herself!
Glad you enjoyed it, Hi Liz
I was glad to read that you enjoyed your day in Ironbridge. The currators put a lot of effort into making sure that all the historic details are correct, so our visitors get a real insight into Victorian Englands, rather than the typical 'Victorian theme park' that you have experienced else where.
Kind regards
The Ironbridge Gorge Museum Team
Ah. Spoke (typed?) too soon. Enjoy the gingerbread for me.
Did you sit on the bench at the top of the Dove Cottage gardens and look out over Lake Windermere? Gorgeous.
grasmere.. Oh, Liz... I wish I were in England. I love Grasmere. I hope you ate gingerbread.
(Yeah, the pashminas will definitely be cheaper in London.)
Greetings from the states! Sorry to hear that you're ill. I'm sure you'll recover soon and have the time of your life:)
Know that all of us literature crazies back in the states are uber jealous, and can't wait to read more about your travels.
Peace out,
Heather
At the age of three, Liz moved to the house just outside of Salt Lake City where she spent the next fifteen years of her life. As the age of five, she decided that her life goal was to know everything. Despite being confronted many times with the fact that this goal is not precisely realistic, she hasn't stopped trying to obtain a generalist education in a specialist world. As a result, Liz is currently a student at BYU, studying Chemistry and English, and in her spare time enjoys watching PBS (especially Nova), knitting things that might by some definition be sweaters, and inventing bizarr... full info
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Glad you found Ruskin
John Ruskin was a great man who is now largely forgotten in our post-modern world. If you want to find out more, go to Lancaster University. I am currently studying there for an MA in Ruskin and the Cultural Tour.