Venice by Jan Morris

Venice by Jan Morris

'The best book about Venice ever written' (Sunday Times) - Jan Morris' bestselling travel writing classic is an essential guide to this magical city, newly introduced by Tracy Chevalier.

Whether the dappled secrets of the city's canals, churches, calles and campos, to the romantic tales behind its revered landmarks, paintings, scultpures and mosaics - the myths and history of the Venetian people or the legendary mystery of the the lagoon itself -Jan Morris explores this dream-like city in impressionistic prose you will never forget. Whether visiting in person or in the mind, as an armchair traveller or tourist, this is both not only 'the essential introduction' to Venice but a true 'work of literature in its own right' (Observer).

'One of the best travel books I have ever read. It made me want to go to Venice and when I went it made being there even better.' Michael Palin

*Sara Wheeler's new biography of Jan Morris, Jan Morris: A Life, is published by Faber*

Jan Morris was born in 1926. Soldier, journalist, historian, author of forty books, she witnessed the first ascent of Everest, Suez Canal Crisis, Eichmann Trial, Cuban Revolution and so much more. She was the celebrated author of many bestselling works of travel writing, autobiography and diaries, including modern classics Coronation Everest, Venice, Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere, the Pax Britannica trilogy and Conundrum. She spent her last years with her partner Elizabeth Morris in Wales, where she died in 2020.

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ISBN 13	9780571396634
ISBN 10	0571396631
Title	Venice
Author	Jan Morris
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Faber & Faber
Year published	2026-04-09
Number of pages	352
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