The Siege Of Venice by Jonathan Keates
The siege of Venice, in 1848, is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. Focusing on it, this book presents a story that embraces the wider world of the revolutionary Italy of Garibaldi, Mazzini, and Pope Pius IX, its battles, its dreams, and its wild zigzags between hope and despair.
Majestic.. Tremendous -- Jan Morris * New Statesman *
Enthralling... constantly gripping * Sunday Telegraph *
A beautifully paced and meticulously detailed narrative... unlikely to be bettered -- John Adamson * Literary Review *
Brilliant and profoundly researched -- Edward Pearce * Herald *
A wonderfully vivid evocation of genuine heroism and pathos * Times Literary Supplement *
Enthralling... constantly gripping * Sunday Telegraph *
A beautifully paced and meticulously detailed narrative... unlikely to be bettered -- John Adamson * Literary Review *
Brilliant and profoundly researched -- Edward Pearce * Herald *
A wonderfully vivid evocation of genuine heroism and pathos * Times Literary Supplement *
Jonathan Keates is a prizewinning biographer and novelist, well known as a reviewer and as a writer on Italian culture and history. He teaches at the City of London School and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780712673693 |
| ISBN 10 | 0712673695 |
| Title | The Siege Of Venice |
| Author | Jonathan Keates |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Year published | 2006-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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