{"product_id":"the-story-of-my-life-penguin-classics-s-9780140439151","title":"The Story of My Life Penguin Classics S","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover of the Western world, but a supreme story teller. He lived a life stranger than most fictions, and the tale of his own adventures is his most compelling story, and one that remained unfinished at the time of his death. This new selection contains all the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and thrilling escape; and his amorous conquests, ranging from noblewomen to nuns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Gilberto Pizzamiglio\u003cbr\u003eNote on the Text\u003cbr\u003eTranslators' Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY OF MY LIFE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFamily history. My first memory. Journey to Padua.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy grandmother boards me at the home of Doctor Gozzi. My first acquaintance with love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBettina believed to be mad. Father Mancia. The pox. I leave Padua.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe patriarch of Venice confers the minor orders on me. Getting to know Senator Malipiero, Teresa Imer, Father Tosello's niece, Signora Orio, Nanetta, Marta, and La Cavamacchie. I become a preacher. My adventure at Pasiano with Lucia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy brief but highly eventful visit to Ancona. Cecilia, Marina, Bellino. The Greek slave girl from the lazaretto. Bellino revealed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBellino Unmasked. His Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComic encounter at Orsara. Journey to Corfu. Sojourn in Constantinople. Bonneval. My return to Corfu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI became a true good-for-nothing. A great stroke of luck raises me from destitution to the rank of wealthy gentleman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy apprenticeship in Paris. Portraits. Oddities. A thousand things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy blunders in the French language, my successes, my many acquaintances. Louis XV. My brother arrives in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy sojourn in Vienna. Joseph II. My departure for Venice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst meeting with M. M. Letter from C. C. Second meeting with the nun in my superb casino in Venice. I am happy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXIII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuation of the preceding chapter. Visit to the convent and conversation with M. M. Her letter to me and my answer. Rendezvous at the casino in Murano, witnessed by her lover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXIV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder the lead roof. The earthquake. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoradaci's betrayal. The means I used to overwhelm him. Father Balbi succeeds in his task. I leave my cell. Count Asquini's untimely remarks. The moment of departure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXVI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy escape from the prison. I nearly lose my life on the roof. I leave the Ducal Palace, take ship and reach the mainland. Father Balbi exposes me to danger. The ruse by which I separate from him for the moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXVII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVoltaire, my discussions with the great man. Ariosto. The duke of Villars. The syndic and his three lovely ladies. Debate at Voltaire's house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXVIII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCardinal Passionei. The pope. Mariuccia. My arrival in Naples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXIX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI reach Marseilles. Mme. D'Urfé. My niece is well received by Mme. Audibert. I get rid of my brother and Passano. Regeneration. Mme. d'Urfé departs. Marcolina's constancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy arrival in London. Mrs. Cornelys. I am presented at Court. I rent a furnished house. I meet many people. The customs of the English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXXI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLord Keith. Appointment with the king of Prussia in the garden of Sans Souci. My conversation with the monarch. La Denis. The Pomeranian cadets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXXII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI meet the czarina. My conversations with the great Sovereign. La Valville. I leave Zaira. My departure from St. Petersburg and arrival in Warsaw. Princes Adam Czartoryski and Sulkowski. The king of Poland, Stanislaus Poniatowski, called Stanislaus Augustus I. Theatrical intrigues. Branicki.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXXIII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy duel with Branicki.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXXIV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy departure from Paris. My journey to Madrid. The count of Aranda. The prince of La Catolica. The duke of Losada. Mengs. A ball. La Pichona. Doña Ignacia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXXV\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy courtship of Doña Ignacia, the gentleman-cobbler's daughter. My imprisonment at Buen Retiro and my triumph. 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