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OverviewIt is a great pleasure to write the word; but I am not sure there is not a certainimpudence in pretending to add anything to it. Venice has been painted and describedmany thousands of times, and of all the cities of the world is the easiest to visit withoutgoing there. Open the first book and you will find a rhapsody about it; step into the firstpicture-dealer's and you will find three or four high-coloured views of it. There isnotoriously nothing more to be said on the subject. Every one has been there, and everyone has brought back a collection of photographs. There is as little mystery about theGrand Canal as about our local thoroughfare, and the name of St. Mark is as familiar as thepostman's ring. It is not forbidden, however, to speak of familiar things, and I hold that forthe true Venice-lover Venice is always in order. There is nothing new to be said about hercertainly, but the old is better than any novelty. It would be a sad day indeed when thereshould be something new to say. I write these lines with the full consciousness of having noinformation whatever to offer. I do not pretend to enlighten the reader; I pretend only togive a fillip to his memory; and I hold any writer sufficiently justified who is himself in lovewith his theme. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Henry JamesPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.367kg ISBN: 9798565416398Pages: 246 Publication Date: 16 November 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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