rustybroadsword reviewed Unto this last by John Ruskin
Review of 'Unto this last' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
Such a slog. Gave up about halfway through.
Paperback, 100 pages
English language
Published Jan. 31, 2005 by Digireads.com.
Unto This Last is an essay on economy by John Ruskin, critical of the 18th and 19th century capitalist economists. When first published as four magazine articles in 1860 they were, in the words of Ruskin himself, "very violently criticized" and the publisher was force to halt publication. But Ruskin persevered and released the four articles in this book form in 1862. Gandhi read Unto This Last in 1904 and it had a huge impact on his social and economic philosophy, with Gandhi making an immediate decision to live according to Ruskin's teachings.
Such a slog. Gave up about halfway through.