
Often hailed as one of the best travel books ever written Venice is neither a guide nor a history book but a beautifully written immersion in Venetian life & character set against the background of the city's past Analysing the particular temperament of Venetians as well as its waterways its architecture its bridges its tourists its curiosities its smells sounds lights & colours there is scarcely a corner of Venice that Jan Morris has not investigated & brought vividly to life Jan Morris first visited the city of Venice as young James Morris during World War II As she writes in the introduction 'it is Venice seen through a particular pair of eyes at a particular moment
- young eyes at that responsive above all to the stimuli of youth' Venice is an impassioned work on this magnificent but often maddening city Jan Morris's collection of travel writing & reportage spans over five decades &
Includes:: such titles as Sydney Coronation Everest Hong Kong Spain & Manhattan '45 Since its first publication Venice has appeared in many editions won the WH Heinemann award & become an international bestseller ' The best book about Venice ever written' Sunday Times ' No sensible visitor should visit the place without it Venice stands alone as the essential introduction & as a work of literature in its own right' Observer