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121: The Old Road Begins
John Ruskin first saw the Alps in 1833. He was 14. A year before, on his birthday, his father’s business partner, Henry Telford, had paid a visit, bringing with him a book for the celebrant, a copy of Samuel Roger’s … Continue reading
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Tagged "Journeys of a Lifetime", "The Alps at Daylight", "The Rialto", Henry Telford, J. m. w. Turner, John James Ruskin, John Ruskin, Keith Hanley, Margaret Ruskin, Modern Painters, Praeterita, Rachel Dickinson, Rogers' Italy, Ruskin, Ruskin's Old Road, Samuel Rogers, The Alps, The Falls at Schaffhausen
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