Excerpt from Pearls for Young Ladies: From the Later Works of John Ruskin, LL. D. Including Letters and Advice on Education, Dress, Marriage, Influence, Work, Right, Etc One of the most brilliant discursive, and original authors of the present century is the celebrated John Ruskin, LL.D., Professor of Art in Oxford University, England. Having explored Nature, from the highest clouds floating above the earth, to the tiniest moss clinging to its surface he has written a series of books, describing the whole realm with the imagination of a poet, and the profound knowl edge of a physiologist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.