Project Gutenberg 2006-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 290 Ruskin, John 1819 1900 Ruskin, J. (John) The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century Two Lectures delivered at the London Institution, February 4th and 11th, 1884 The Storm-Cloud of the 19th Century Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century" by John Ruskin is a collection of lectures written in the late 19th century. This insightful work discusses meteorological phenomena, particularly a distinctive type of cloud that Ruskin identifies as a "plague-cloud," which he claims has emerged only in modern times. Focusing on the changes in weather patterns and their implications, the lectures reflect Ruskin's keen observations and philosophical musings on the relationship between nature and human morality. The opening of the text begins with Ruskin asserting the significance of cloud analysis and expressing his determination to provide an accurate description of the meteorological changes he observes. He contrasts his present reality of persistent gray clouds and a "bitter, blighting wind" with the more vibrant and dynamic clouds of past eras. Through historical references and personal anecdotes, Ruskin sets the stage for exploring the impact of these "plague-clouds" not only on the environment but also on the human spirit. He emphasizes the emotional and spiritual turmoil wrought by the relentless, dreary weather, which he sees as a reflection of the societal malaise of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Clouds PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science - General 196510 196493 2024-09-09T04:23:34.205948 2023-09-09T07:14:54.526164 text/html text/html 197497 2006-12-28T09:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 103880 2006-12-28T09:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151149 2024-09-09T04:23:39.540865 application/epub+zip 153301 2024-09-09T04:23:35.851889 application/epub+zip 126889 2024-09-09T04:23:34.916913 application/epub+zip 316562 2024-09-09T04:23:42.266924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309836 2024-09-09T04:23:38.861883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304684 2022-09-09T13:24:01.980197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168000 167895 2024-09-09T04:23:33.745962 2023-09-09T07:14:54.084191 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167902 2006-12-28T09:53:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66672 2006-12-28T09:53:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167925 2006-12-28T09:53:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66598 2006-12-28T09:53:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20053 2024-09-09T04:23:42.401943 application/rdf+xml 16701 2024-09-09T04:23:35.271937 image/jpeg 3698 2024-09-09T04:23:35.091896 image/jpeg 164634 2024-09-09T04:23:34.226904 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia