Length4h 39m
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Excerpt: "I have made no attempt in these pages to review the splendors of the past, or to probe the many vital questions which concern the present, of this wondrous City of the Sea. Neither have I ventured to discuss the marvels of her architecture, the wealth of her literature and art, nor the growing importance of her commerce and manufactures. I have contented myself rather with the Venice that you see in the sunlight of a summer's day—the Venice that bewilders with her glory when you land at her water-gate; that delights with her color when you idle along the Riva; that intoxicates with her music as you lie in your gondola adrift on the bosom of some breathless lagoon—the Venice of mould-stained palace, quaint caffè and arching bridge; of fragrant incense, cool, dim-lighted church, and noiseless priest; of strong-armed men and graceful women—the Venice of light and life, of sea and sky and melody. No pen alone can tell this story. The pencil and the palette must lend their touch when one would picture the wide sweep of her piazzas, the abandon of her gardens, the charm of her canal and street life, the happy indolence of her people, the faded sumptuousness of her homes."
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GenreTravel, Biography and Memoir
Length4 hrs 39 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 5, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFATORY
9SOME VENETIAN CAFFÈS
2AN ARRIVAL
10ON THE HOTEL STEPS
3GONDOLA DAYS
11OPEN-AIR MARKETS
4ALONG THE RIVA
12ON RAINY DAYS
5THE PIAZZA OF SAN MARCO
13LEGACIES OF THE PAST
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6IN AN OLD GARDEN
14LIFE IN THE STREETS
7AMONG THE FISHERMEN
15NIGHT IN VENICE
8A GONDOLA RACE
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