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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book,
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This review is from: Venetian Life (Kindle Edition)
This is an excellent description of Venice by an Englishman who visited it, most likely in the early 1860s. It's the second edition, dated 1867, though I couldn't find what year it was written or what year he visited. The first chapter is the most difficult and least enjoyable to read- it tells how Venice has been ruled by Austria for years, and the Venetians aren't happy about it, so the city has lost all of the gaiety for which it is famous. The rest of the book is descriptions of the city and its buildings, the people, the economy, the canals, traditions, etc. He rarely mentions any people he meets, so it's rather impersonal.
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Venetian Life by William Dean Howells (Paperback - May 1989)
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