This is a delightful volume. The Venetian society that Morris so lovingly describes may be largely gone but if so the value of this book is increased for the traveler of and beyond. As Morris finds pleasure in the comments of earlier travelers so will later travelers take pleasure in bltadwin.ru by: 2. Venice. by. Jan Morris. · Rating details · 1, ratings · reviews. The classic evocation of Venice, acclaimed as one of the finest books ever written about the city. 'Entertaining, ironical, witty, high spirited and appreciative Both melancholy and gay and worldly, I think of it now as among the best books on Venice; indeed as the best modern book about a city that I have ever read.'/5. Venice PDF book by Jan Morris Read Online or Free Download in ePUB, PDF or MOBI eBooks. Published in January 1st the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in travel, non fiction books. The main characters of Venice novel are John, Emma.
Jan Morris takes you on a fascinating, colourful and intriguing journey from the imaginative founding of Venice on a marsh at the narrow between west and east through the height of its power to its morphing into one of the most beautiful architecturally and historically satisfying cities in the world. Read more. Jan Morris first visited the city of Venice as young James Morris, during World War II. As she writes in the introduction, 'it is Venice seen through a particular pair of eyes at a particular moment - young eyes at that, responsive above all to the stimuli of youth.' Venice is an impassioned work on this magnificent but often maddening city. Jan Morris said of John Ruskin that he was "for 50 years the arbiter of taste on Venice, and [is] still the author of the most splendid descriptions of the city in the English language".
This is a delightful volume. The Venetian society that Morris so lovingly describes may be largely gone but if so the value of this book is increased for the traveler of and beyond. As Morris finds pleasure in the comments of earlier travelers so will later travelers take pleasure in hers. The World of Venice: Revised Edition (Paperback) Published May 12th by Mariner Books. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Jan Morris. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. 10 Extraordinary Quotes on Venice by Jan Morris. Venice depends for her longevity upon the long line of islands, artificially buttressed, which separate the lagoon from the Adriatic, and keep the sea storms away from her delicate fabrics. The city crawls with lions, winged lions and ordinary lions, great lions and pretty lions, lions on doorways, lions supporting windows, lions on corbels, self-satisfied lions in gardens, lions rampant, lions soporific, amiable lions, ferocious lions.
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