John Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies (1865) consists of two lectures Of Kings' Treasuries and Of Queens' Gardens delivered in December 1864 at the town halls at Rusholme and Manchester. While these lectures emphasize the connections between nature art and society they are essentially concerned with education and ideal conduct. The first half of the original work Of Kings' Treasuries is a critique of Victorian manhood. The second half Of Queens' Gardens counsels women to be moral guides and urges parents to educate them as such.