Memoirs of Casanova - Volume 01 of 30; Childhood

by Giacomo Casanova

My introduction to Casanova was in Paris of the sixties as a young Canadian student at the Sorbonne. At that time, Tante Ivette, the general's wife was imposing a rule of high morals in Paris. Not all books were always available, even on the Left Bank. However, one day while meandering through the Librairie Joseph Gibert on Boulevard St. Michel, I found there a Hachette Collection du Flambeau edition of a' Histoire de ma vie par Jacques Casanova'. Needless to say, I was in ecstasy, but knowing the rules, also a bit sheepish. I took it to checkout and put it in front of the salesclerk. He looked at the book then gave me a stare of wild amazement.I believed I was to be shipped out straight to French Guianna's Cayenne Islands. Monsieur, je ne peux pas vous permettre d'acheter. I interrupted with a quick snap in english " but I am Canadian". A brief 'bon' was all I heard and the book was mine. I highly recommend Casanova to every man. To read it is to have an education in the humanities of the highest order. There is no one like him to introduce the pre revolutionary 18th century to the reader. In our times, most will know him as the complete seducer of women. Almost right. He loved woman, as women loved him. Above all and in all, he was a true gentleman. Read him then and know his charm. Out of learning evil is not bred, nor virtue found in all who are unread.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography

179 pages, Kindle Edition

About the author

A seminary expelled Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt, Italian adventurer, who afterward wandered Europe, met luminaries, worked in a variety of occupations, established a legendary reputation for lust, and chronicled his memoirs.

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt, a Venetian, authored book. People regard Histoire de ma vie ( Story of My Life ), his main book, part autobiography, as one most authentic source of the customs and norms of social life during the 18th century.

He, sometimes called the greatest lust of the world, so famously womanized with his synonymous name with the art of seduction.

Reviews

[Marika]

Absolutely fascinating

[Agona Apell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Before I read this book, my impression of Giacomo Casanova derived from popular portraits of him was that of a shameless seducer--or, well, a casanova. But right from the opening chapter, a new more charming side to him was revealed to me: a great wit, a poet, a philosopher, an excellent writer, a historian of sorts, and an outstanding conversationalist. Perhaps I should have guessed that he would turn out to be a man of these exalted qualities, for how else could he have charmed his way into the hearts of countless women of great beauty and rank? The book carries the reader on a bump-less ride through Casanova's childhood, youth, and adulthood and all the beautiful cities where fortune took him. Pick a copy, you will enjoy it!

[Eddie Watkins]

My first kindle read.

[Igor Afanasov · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining story of interesting life. Some parts are hard to read and even boring. May be its just because other are so awesome.