TrafficJohn Ruskin

‘You shall have thousands of gold pieces;—thousands of thousands—millions—mountains of gold: where will you keep them?’ Two of Ruskin’s most powerful essays: Traffic and The Roots of Honour. The radical Victorian art critic’s excoriating defence of dignity and creativity in a world obsessed by money. [ John Ruskin (1819–1900) ] Little Black Classics celebrates Penguin’s 80th birthday, introducing 80 works from the classics.