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Casanova's Alibi
Rafael Sabatini
Casanova's Alibi
Rafael Sabatini
Giacomo di Casanova, the greatest of Italian-perhaps of all-adventurers, was born in Venice in April of 1725, the son of an actor of the San Samuele Theatre and the lovely daughter of a Venetian cobbler, who, as a result of her marriage, became herself an actress of some note. Clever, unscrupulous, and audacious, well-endowed by nature with a good exterior, a magnetic personality and a lively wit, he chose to make the world his oyster. By temperament something of a poet, something of a philosopher, something of a soldier, and entirely a gamester in every sense, he was a rogue by accident rather than design. A doctor of canon law, he knew Horace by heart, was familiar with natural science, richly stored with unusual knowledge, and as learned in the tricks of sharpers of all degrees.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | March 26, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781544076775 |
Publishers | Createspace Independent Publishing Platf |
Pages | 144 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 8 mm · 199 g |
Language | English |
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