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Destination: Venice
Get to the city of canals before it disappears -- and don't forget to grab Calvino, James and, of course, Thomas Mann.
By Allen Barra [2006-06-26]

  • No Norwich?

    While Mary McCarthy's "Venice Observed" is justly famous and any work by Jan Morris is a delight, the best book I have ever read about Venice is John Julius Norwich's magnificent "A History of Venice." Tracing the story of the city from its muddy beginnings in the Fifth century to the Age of Napoleon, Norwich's wonderfully written book provides a comprehensive and vastly enjoyable historical overview to compliment the other books mentioned in the article.

    -- Robert Wells
    Monday, June 26, 2006 07:23 AM
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