Giacomo Casanova (1728-1795)
Giacomo
Casanova (a.k.a. Jacques Casanova de Seingalt) is most famous
for his claim to have been the lover of at least 122 different women over
the 73 years of his life. But there was much more to his life than his
romantic adventures. He was a well-educated man who served as a cleric,
a soldier, diplomat and spy for more than one of the great crowned heads
of Europe in the 18th century. He knew kings, queens, philosophers, and
Popes, and he caroused with sailors and whores. His autobiography is a rich
description of life in the 18th century.
And he recorded his rich life in a detailed biography of thirty volumes,
which you can download here.
Childhood (Volume 1 of The Life of Casanova)
WARNING: The first few chapters of this volume are a literary history
and criticism of the autobiography that follows. This stuff might be really
interesting if you happen to have a Master's degree in European History or
Renaisance Literature; but most people would rather skip over to the
autobiography, which begins about 15% into the book. After you've read
the thirty volumes of the biography and four or five other volumes of 18th
century history, THEN the introductory comments of the translators and
editors might be interesting. But, you should read the actual biographical
chapters that follow the commentary because they introduce Casanova's
relationship with witchcraft, which will be a continuing influence throughout
the rest of the biography.
If you have accidentally read some portion of the literary comments that
precede the biography, don't despair -- it does get better. -- -- There's
witchcraft, a fairie and puberty in the chapters that follow.
Childhood
by Giacomo Casanova |
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A Cleric in Naples (Volume 2 of The Life of Casanova)
A Cleric in Naples
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 170 KB |
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Military Career (Volume 3 of The Life of Casanova)
Military Career
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 132 KB |
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Return to Venice (Volume 4 of The Life of Casanova)
Return to Venice
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 108 KB |
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Milan and Mantua (Volume 5 of The Life of Casanova)
Milan and Mantua
by Giacomo Casanova |
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Paris (Volume 6 of The Life of Casanova)
Paris
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 192 KB |
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Venice (Volume 7 of The Life of Casanova)
Venice
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 108 KB |
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Convent Affairs (Volume 8 of The Life of Casanova)
Convent Affairs
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 98 KB |
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The False Nun (Volume 9 of The Life of Casanova)
The False Nun
by Giacomo Casanova |
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Under the Leads (Volume 10 of The Life of Casanova)
Giacomo is arrested and imprisoned by The Inquisition for the crimes of
witchcraft and heresy. He escapes from prison and makes his way toward Paris.
Under the Leads
by Giacomo Casanova |
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Paris and Holland (Volume 11 of The Life of Casanova)
Paris and Holland
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 118 KB |
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Return to Paris (Volume 12 of The Life of Casanova)
Return to Paris
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 138 KB |
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Holland and Germany (Volume 13 of The Life of Casanova)
Holland and Germany
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 104 KB |
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Switzerland (Volume 14 of The Life of Casanova)
Switzerland
by Giacomo Casanova |
Size: 142 KB |
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More
The autobiography of Giacomo Casanova continues
here.
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