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 W.H. 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).