The Object of Education II: Day 341 readings from "Character And Conduct" - December 9

Readings for December 9 from "Character And Conduct: A Book Of Helpful Thoughts by Great Writers of Past and Present Ages" selected and arranged for daily reading by Constance M. Whishaw.Show more

"The Object of Education"

Original text:

https://archive.org/details/characterandcon00unkngoog/page/n359/mode/2up
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39648/39648-h/39648-h.htm#Page_343

Authors featured today:

John Ruskin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ruskin
John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lubbock,_1st_Baron_Avebury

Book featured today:

"The Crown of Wild Olive" by John Ruskin
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26716
https://archive.org/search.php?query=The%20Crown%20of%20Wild%20Olive

Image:

John Ruskin, 29 June 1863, albumen silver print by William Downey (1829-1915)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Ruskin_1863.jpg