Venetian Life
William Dean Howells
Lu par Timothy Ferguson
William Dean Howells was American Consul to Venice for four years. His term ended in 1865. He wrote about the city, and the culture of the Venetians, while there, but finished the book once he had returned to America. This is the second edition, which is expanded slightly, to give more information for tourists.
Please be aware that although Howells admires people of the east and Jews, he uses period terms and idioms which modern readers may find offensive. His views of people of African descent may prove offensive to the modern reader. (Summary by Timothy)
(10 hr 19 min)
Chapitres
Venice in Venice | 28:28 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Arrival and First Days in Venice | 20:11 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Winter in Venice | 20:30 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Comincia Far Caldo | 22:59 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Opera and Theatres | 21:08 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Venetian Dinners and Diners | 14:10 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Housekeeping in Venice | 47:45 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
The Balcony on the Grand Canal | 19:57 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
A Day-Break Ramble | 8:52 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
The Mouse | 9:45 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Churches and Pictures | 27:25 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Some Islands of the Lagoons | 30:23 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
The Armenians | 17:56 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
The Ghetto and the Jews of Venice | 17:02 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Some Memorable Places | 26:13 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Commerce | 29:57 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Venetian Holidays | 50:44 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Christmas Holidays | 18:03 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Love-making and Marrying; Baptisms and Burials | 31:04 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Venetian Traits and Characters | 45:24 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Society | 59:55 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |
Our Last Year in Venice | 51:52 | Lu par Timothy Ferguson |