Results for: books tagged ‘Venice’
A Writer's World: Jan Morris
In a wonderfully evocative collection of her travel writing and reportage from over five decades, Jan Morris has produced a unique portrait of the late-twentieth century - from New York ... More
Venice: Jan Morris
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 ... More
A Venetian Bestiary: Jan Morris
From Jan Morris, author of ‘the best book about Venice ever written’ (Sunday Times), here is a guide to the city unlike any other.Illustrated with some of the many creatures ... More
Lucia in the Age of Napoleon: Andrea di Robilant
A stunning portrait of a remarkable woman, by the author of the international bestseller A Venetian Affair.In 1797, Lucia, the beautiful sixteen-year-old daughter of a Venetian statesman, was married off ... More
The Bellini Card: Jason Goodwin
The suspense moves to the decaying grandeur of Venice in this, the third of the Yashim the Ottoman Detective thrillers. More
No Magic Eden: Shirley Guiton
First published in 1972, Shirley Guiton's account of life on the Venetian island of Torcello begins with her purchase of a dilapidated property and vineyard there, and goes on to ... More
A World by Itself: Shirley Guiton
A World by Itself is Shirley Guiton's second book about life in the Venetian Lagoon, following No Magic Eden; but whereas that book was principally concerned with the island of ... More
Dead Lagoon: Michael Dibdin
Aurelio Zen returns to his native Venice to investigate the disappearance of a rich American resident but he soon learns that, amid the hazy light and shifting waters of the ... More
City of Fortune: Roger Crowley
A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the greatest power in the Mediterranean - an epic five-hundred-year voyage ... More
Venetian Navigators: Andrea di Robilant
Andrea di Robilant investigates the story of the Zen brothers, the fourteenth-century merchant navigators whose fabled voyage to the North Atlantic made history.Nicolò and Antonio Zen, so the story goes, ... More