John Ruskin's series of essays collected into Unto this Last, is in my opinion one of the most influential writings ever. Fortunately Tolstoy, Proust and Gandhi, amongst others agree, so you don't have to trust my judgement on this one. I'm doing a narration of the work, and this is the introduction and rationale, as well as some notes. It will also let you know where to find the first chapter. (Clue you can go to the Cut The Craft Podcast - https://www.cutthecraftpodcast.com/episodes/coffeeandruskins ).