History of My Life: v.11 & 12 (History of My Life) (Paperback)
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Short Description for History of My Life: v.11 & 12 This double volume is the final part of Venetian Casanova's memoirs, translated from the French between 1966 and 1971. His rich and varied life is recalled in an unabridged work which also includes notes on the social, biographical and geographical background of its genesis.
Full description- Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 22 May 1997
- Format: Paperback 864 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Autobiography: General | Biography: Literary | Literary Studies: General
- ISBN 13: 9780801856679 ISBN 10: 0801856671
- Sales rank: 954,642
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Full description for History of My Life: v.11 & 12
The last two volumes of Casanova's account of his extraordinary life include the story of his imprisonment in Buen Retiro, his trip to Madrid and his affair with Dona Ignacia, his journey to Barcelona and his detention in the Tower, his encounter with Lord Baltimore, and his serious illness in Aix-en-Provence when he is taken care of by a mysterious woman who turns out to the servant of one of his first loves, Henriette.

