| The World of Venice: Revised Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Morris, Jan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156983567 ISBN-13: 9780156983563 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1995 Annotation: A fascinating exploration of the history, sights, seasons, arts, food, and people of an incomparable city. " A highly intelligent portrait of an eccentric city, written in powerful prose and enlivened by many curious mosaics of information...a beautiful book to read and to possess" (The Observer). New Foreword by the Author. Index. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Italy - Travel | Europe - Italy - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 945.31 |
| LCCN: 95003799 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 5.32" W x 7.94" (0.83 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A fascinating exploration of the history, sights, seasons, arts, food, and people of an incomparable city. "A highly intelligent portrait of an eccentric city, written in powerful prose and enlivened by many curious mosaics of information...a beautiful book to read and to possess" (The Observer). New Foreword by the Author. Index. |
Contributor Bio(s): Morris, Jan: - Jan Morris served as an intelligence officer with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, studied at Oxford University, and was a reporter for the Times and the Guardian before launching into a successful career as a novelist, history author, and travel writer. Her other books include Last Letters from Hav, Fifty Years of Europe, Conundrum, Hong Kong, Oxford, The World of Venice, and Farewell the Trumpets.Morris, Jan: - Jan Morris served as an intelligence officer with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, studied at Oxford University, and was a reporter for the Times and the Guardian before launching into a successful career as a novelist, history author, and travel writer. Her other books include Last Letters from Hav, Fifty Years of Europe, Conundrum, Hong Kong, Oxford, The World of Venice, and Farewell the Trumpets. |