Venice

VeniceAuthor: Ackroyd, Peter Biography: general Published on 1 July 2010 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom. Paperback 512 pages 193 x 113 x 34 404g In this magnificent vision of Venice, Peter Ackroyd turns his unparalleled skill at evoking place from London and the River Thames, to Italy and the city of myth, mystery and beauty. He leads us through the history of the city, from the first refugees arriving in the mists of the lagoon in

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