7 MAY 1932, Page 18

RUSKIN'S HOME

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—I am sure all Ruskin lovers will be distressed to hear that the estate of Brentwood, Ruskin's old home, is to be up for sale in June.

It is nothing less than- a tragedy that the home of one of the great Victorians should not be preserved for the nation. Can nothing be done at this late hour '? Surely there must be enough lovers of Ruskin alive to provide the sum of money which I understand is not a very large one, to preserve Brant, wood for the nation.—I ant, Sir, &c., "RuswisnaN."