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Collection of British authors volume 2132
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English
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At the outbreak of the Civil War, Howells was appointed United States consul in Venice, Italy. In Venetian Life, an utterly engaging travelogue, Howells revises a series of travel letters he had written about his experiences in Venice for the Boston Advertiser. Honest in its love for (yet discomfort in) Venice, it would be followed by Italian Journeys.
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Venice, a city steeped in a thousand years of history, art and architecture, teeters in precarious balance between endurance and decay. Its architectural treasures crumble--foundations shift, marble ornaments fall--even as efforts to preserve them are underway. This book opens in 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Fenice opera house, a catastrophe for Venetians. Arriving three days after the fire, Berendt becomes a kind of detective--inquiring...
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English
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Reflecting the couples thirty-year love affair with Venice, a series of travel essays pays homage to Italys City of Water, its people, popular local eateries, landscapes, canals, and more, and is accompanied by a novella that describes a young mans brief love affair with an older woman, whose abandonment leads to a lasting love for Venice itself.
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Venice, 2020. As a pandemic rages across the globe, Zito Madu finds himself in a nearly deserted city, its walls and basilicas humming with strange magic. As he wanders a haunted landscape, we see him twist further into his own past: his family's difficult immigration from Nigeria to Detroit, his troubled relationship with his father, the sporadic joys of daily life and solitude, his experiences with migration, poverty, foreignness, racism, and his...
13) Venice
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Pilot Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
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Includes St. Mark's Square, the Basilica, Lido, Burano, Grand Canal, and Doge's Palace.
14) Vidal in Venice
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Summit Books in association with Antelope
Pub. Date
1985
Language
English
15) Venice
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Publisher
TravelVideoStore.com
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Visit the romantic city of Venice, the "city of lagoons." Sights visited include Saint Mark's Square, Saint Mark's Cathedral, the Doge's Palace, Saint Mark's clock, Campanile, Bridge of Sighs, Riva degli Schiavoni, Canale Grande, and more.
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Small World Productions
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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Explore the charms of Venice, navigating around the watery city. The Italian Riviera is as stunning a coastline as anywhere in Europe, with its death-defying cliffs and beaches that shimmer like jewels. Visit the port town of Genoa, and tour its palaces.
18) Italy: Venice
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Film Ideas, Inc
Pub. Date
2002
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English
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In Venice, the city of canals, we begin with a boat ride on Lake Garda. We continue into the heart of the Veneto region with a look at Vicenza and the spectacular Palladian villas. In Marostica, we observe a chess game in period costume, then go on to the Naviglio of Brenta. Finally, we explore Venice and the islands of Murano and Burano.
20) Venice
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Questar
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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A tour of the canals, cobbled streets, and architectural wonders of Venice. Features St. Mark's Square, San Rocco, the Piazza San Marco at Carnival, and the squeri where gondolas are made by hand.
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