Title:
Casanova : the world of a seductive genius / Laurence Bergreen.
ISBN:
9781476716497
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Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
©2016
Physical Description:
xix, 519 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
Contents:
Book One: Venice -- Zanetta -- Angela -- Bellino -- Zelmi -- Henriette -- Mimi -- Maria Eleonora -- Tonina -- I Piombi -- Book Two: Paris and Beyond -- Madame d'Urfé -- Miss Wynne -- The Black-Eyed Nun -- Hedwig and Helena -- Marcolina -- La Charpillon -- Zaïre -- Doña Ignacia -- Nina -- The Minx -- Francesca.
Summary:
"The remarkable story of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), an impoverished abandoned boy who became the notorious libertine, famous writer, and correspondent with figures such as Voltaire, Louis XV, and Catherine the Great in decadent 18th-century Europe."--Provided by publisher.
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OCLC Number:
ocn944380392
Availability:
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