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Unto This Last

by John Ruskin

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First published: 1860
Pages: 84

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Essay I: The Roots of Honour
40:38
Essay II: The Veins of Wealth
31:43
Essay III: Qui Judicatis Terram
46:53
Essay IV: Ad Valorem Part 1
37:00
Essay IV: Ad Valorem Part 2
39:49

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Four essays first printed in Cornhill Magazine make up one of the sharpest attacks on Victorian economics ever written. Ruskin rejects the idea that self-interest and cheap labour form the basis of national wealth, arguing instead that a just economy depends on honesty, fair wages, and the value of human life. Drawing on scripture and plain moral sense, he takes apart the theories of Mill, Ricardo, and their followers, insisting that there is no wealth but life. The book scandalised readers at first, then went on to influence reformers, trade unionists, and Gandhi, who translated it. This free PDF and EPUB edition brings Ruskin's short, forceful argument to new readers.

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John Ruskin

John Ruskin (1819-1900) was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era and an influential social thinker whose ideas on art, labor, and society shaped movements from the Pre-Raphaelites to the welfare state.