Casanova autobiography pdf
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History of my life
12 volumes in 6 : 21 cm
The name of Giacomo Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt (1725-98), is now synonymous with amorous exploits, and there are plenty of these, vividly narrated, in his memoirs. But Casanova was not just an energetic lover. In his time he was a diplomat, businessman, trainee priest, traveler, prisoner, magician, confidence man, gambler, professional entertainer, and charlatan. He financed business projects, organized lotteries, wrote opera libretti, and dabbled in high politics. Above all he was an autobiographer of enduring brilliance and subtlety who left behind him what is probably the most remarkable confession ever written. Casanova explored to the full all the possibilities eighteenth-century Venice offered by way of love and profit before being imprisoned, escaping from jail, and fleeing from the city to begin travels that took him across Europe. In Moscow and London, Berlin and Constantinople, he met the famous men and women of his time
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The Memoirs of Casanova
Giacomo Casanova
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The Memoirs of Casanova is the memoir and autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, a famous 18th-century Italian adventurer. It covers his life from his birth (1725) up until 1774; from his childhood, to his military career, and to his travels around Europe. This 1894 edition was translated by Arthur Machen, and has been the standard English translation for many years. An immense book that gives detailed insight into the life of the man who became synonymous with womanising. Also includes 'An Unpublished Chapter of History', By Arthur Symons.
Part of Anne Haight's List of Banned Books.
This book has 2,659 pages in the PDF version. This translation bygd Arthur Machen was originally published in 1894.
Production notes: This ebook of The Memoirs of Casanova was published by Global Grey in 2020.
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