The Story of My Life, Volume 1, Giacomo Casanova
The Story of My Life, Volume 1, Giacomo Casanova
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The Story of My Life, Volume 1

Author: Giacomo Casanova

Narrator: Peter Wickham

Unabridged: 47 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 03/09/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The Story of My Life is the explosive and exhilarating autobiography by the infamous libertine Giacomo Casanova. Intense and scandalous, Casanova’s extraordinary adventures take the listener on an incredible voyage across 18th-century Europe – from France to Russia, Poland to Spain and Turkey to Germany, with Venice at their heart. He falls madly in love, has wild flings and delirious orgies, and encounters some of the most brilliant figures of his time, including Catherine the Great, Louis XV and Benjamin Franklin. He holds a verbal dual with Voltaire, a pistol duel with a Polish noble, and finds himself hauled before the court multiple times, including in London, where the judge in question turns out to be none other than Henry Fielding (The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling). His appetite for life is voracious; for him, a life lived close to the precipice is the only life worth living. The book is divided into six sections. Volume 1 contains the first two sections: ‘1: Venetian Years’ and ‘2: To Paris and Prison’.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Meredith on November 29, 2014

I learned so much about this man, and it was only volume 1!! He is far more fascinating than history portrays. And funny. There were a few parts I laughed so hard my stomach hurt. This book is an interesting dichotomy of religion and philosophy. I can't wait to get my hands on volume 2 ♥......more

Goodreads review by R.W. on October 15, 2015

I have read the complete set, several times and it astonishes friends when I say that. Why? (If you are reading this, you probably know why, or can guess from all other contributions here). Because his entire life story consumes more than 1,000,000 words, or roughly 16 standard length novels. I read......more

Goodreads review by Marc on November 14, 2021

(I read the Dutch translation) Even by the standards of his time, Casanova was a narcissistic creep, but he knew how to write. I use his text in my creative writing courses to show that you don't need many words to indicate setting. Casanova wrote his memoirs in 1795. For us that is a historical perio......more

Goodreads review by Vero on December 07, 2022

Dude really is the OG Fuckboi, huh?......more

Goodreads review by R.W. on October 15, 2015

I have read the complete set, several times and it astonishes friends when I say that. Why? (If you are reading this, you probably know why, or can guess from all other contributions here). Because his entire life story consumes more than 1,000,000 words, or roughly 16 standard length novels. I read......more