Casanova - Softcover

Masters, John

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ISBN 10: 0747403880 ISBN 13: 9780747403883

Publisher: Penguin Group (UK) Ltd, 1989

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The real fascination of the career of Giacomo Casanova is often overlooked by those who know him only for his sexual exploits. Great lover he was, perhaps; but he was also much more. The bastard son of Venetian actors, he rose to consort with scholars and cardinals, kings and noblemen and to write one of the raciest autobiographies of all time. Lawyer, churchman, gambler, Freemason, musician, impresario, confidence trickster, master of all situations and victim of most, Casanova is one of the most colourful and versatile figures of the eighteenth century. There are superb episodes of adventure in the book, such as the famous escape over the rooftops from the prison in Venice.

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Synopsis:

A RIP-ROARING BIOGRAPHY OF THE FAMOUS LIBERTINE WHOSE NOTORIOUS OBSESSION WAS "THEY MYSTERY OF EXACTLY WHAT WAS LURKING BETWEEN ANY PARTICULAR WOMAN'S LEGS". DESCRIBED BY ONE CONTEMPORARY AS "THE MOST CIVILISED MAN IN EUROPE" HE WAS A GAMBLER, MATHEMATICIAN, POET, TRANSLATOR, CABALIST, CON-MAN, COOK, DANCER, PRISONER AND PRACTICAL JOKER AS WELL AS GRAND LOVER (AND NOT ONLY OF WOMEN). 12/09/88 PROD LAUNCH--6000X71PX$3.99(8000X57). B FORMAT.224PP.MAX BULK PENG.PAPER.

About the Author:

The distinguished writer, John Masters, author of BUGLES AND A TIGER, has made a special study of Casanova's life and times.

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