Venice

Venice PDF Author: Lovric
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ISBN: 9781844080618
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Languages : en
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The Book of Venice

The Book of Venice PDF Author: Elisabetta Baldisserotto
Publisher: Comma Press
ISBN: 191269753X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182

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An inspector rages against the announcement that police HQ is to relocate – the way so many of the city’s residents already have – to the mainland... An aspiring author struggles with the inexorable creep of rentalisation that has forced him to share his apartment, and life, with ‘global pilgrims’... An ageing painter rails against the liberties taken by tourists, but finds his anger undermined by his own childhood memories of the place... The Venice presented in these stories is a far cry from the ‘impossibly beautiful’, frozen-in-time city so familiar to the thousands who flock there every year – a city about which, Henry James once wrote, ‘there is nothing new to be said.’ Instead, they represent the other Venice, the one tourists rarely see: the real, everyday city that Venetians have to live and work in. Rather than a city in stasis, we see it at a crossroads, fighting to regain its radical, working-class soul, regretting the policies that have seen it turn slowly into a theme park, and taking the pandemic as an opportunity to rethink what kind of city it wants to be.

Venetian Legends and Ghost Stories

Venetian Legends and Ghost Stories PDF Author: Alberto Toso Fei
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Ghost Stories of Venice

Ghost Stories of Venice PDF Author: Kim Cool
Publisher: Historic Venice Press
ISBN: 9780972165501
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Ghost stories of the Venice, Fl, region with enough history to set the story. Venice was a John Nolen planned community dating to 1925-26. The "Ghosts" represent the years since then and include the days when the Ringling Bros. Circus wintered in Venice. Each story was related by the person who witnessed the ghost or was told about the ghosts.

Venice

Venice PDF Author: Lovric
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ISBN: 9781844080618
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Languages : en
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The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice PDF Author: William Shakespeare
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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Stories of Venice and the Venetians

Stories of Venice and the Venetians PDF Author: John B. Marsh
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Category : Venice (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 454

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Three Tales of Venice

Three Tales of Venice PDF Author: Frederick Rolfe
Publisher:
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Category : Venice (Italy)
Languages : en
Pages : 74

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The Venice Tales

The Venice Tales PDF Author: Ermanno Libenzi
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542811309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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"The Venice Tales" is an unusual fantasy novel, brimming with characters, places and historical periods. Its narration follows several different plots, all running together towards the end of the story in a whirlwind of fun. This story has the obvious purpose of amusing its readers, yet its present-day characters, as well as its historical and mythological ones, also provide an opportunity for understanding the spirit of the city and learning about the millenary history of the Republic of Venice, its great sailors, explorers and merchant-adventurers, its famous, world-renowned artists and architects. Venice isn't simply the most beautiful city in the world. It's also the greatest open air theatre, an astonishing stage where an animated crowd of characters gives life every day to an improvised comedy, as it happened in the centuries-old form of theatre called "Commedia dell'Arte." Through this book, young readers will better understand the heroic accomplishments of the courageous people who built their city in the water and mud of a lagoon, and despite this, succeeded in making an absolute masterwork out of an impossible task. The story begins with the arrival in Venice, as tourists, of a carrier pigeon, and an aristocratic English family, Lady Matilda, Lord Edward, their daughter Gea, and their dog, Alvin, a high-spirited fox-terrier. Unknown to anyone, Gea and Alvin are magically able to talk to each other. The little dog is the one who sets the whole story in motion. Everything stemmed from the fact that Alvin is terribly tired of living a lapdog existence amongst luxury, leisure, velvet pillows and gourmet foods. So when he meets a group of wandering mongrels, dirty but free and sprightly, in a little square of Venice, he hears the call of the wild, and suddenly decides to run away with them. With Alvin's flight, the peaceful holiday of Gea and her parents turns into a wild, and often fun, hunt of the fugitive. The chase along Venice's maze of lanes, up and down its four hundred bridges, will lead them to discover the enchanting beauty of the city. Many other characters will gradually be introduced to the reader, and their lives and stories will mingle in a dizzying merry-go-round of events. Three international thieves will make an entrance following Lady Matilda with a desire to steal her jewels; Gea will make friends with Gianni, a boy of her own age, son of a famous Italian film director; Gianni, in turn, diving into the sea of Venice, will have an exciting encounter with Neptune, god of the sea. We will also meet a gondolier, a carrier pigeon, the talking statues of the Winged Lion, symbol of Venice, the Archangel Gabriel and Bartolomeo Colleoni, the Captain General of the Venetian army. At the end of the book, all the characters will come together in St Mark's square, concluding the story in a grand finale. FOR YOUNG READERS AGED 8-13

Venetian Tales. The Magic of Venice in the Stories of 40 Friends

Venetian Tales. The Magic of Venice in the Stories of 40 Friends PDF Author: Paola Scibilia
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ISBN: 9788872003732
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
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Venetian Tales. The Magic of Venice in the Stories of 40 Friends. Ediz. Illustrata

Venetian Tales. The Magic of Venice in the Stories of 40 Friends. Ediz. Illustrata PDF Author: Paola Scibilia
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ISBN: 9788885587137
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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