Letters From the Palazzo BarbaroSteerforth Press, 29 sty 2013 - 224 The novelist Henry James arrived in Venice as a tourist, and instantly fell in love with the city – particularly with the splendid Palazzo Barbaro, home of the expatriate American Curtis family. This selection of letters covers the period 1869-1907 and provides a unique record of the life and work of this great writer. Includes historical photographs and a foreword by Leon Edel, Henry James’s biographer. |
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... Venetian conquest of Lombardy. In thequietudeof Venice's decline, it became—in the 1880s—the residence of American expatriates, children of a new empire of commerce. Perhaps Venice seemed tothem to have some ofthe uniqueness they ...
... Venetian conquest of Lombardy. In thequietudeof Venice's decline, it became—in the 1880s—the residence of American expatriates, children of a new empire of commerce. Perhaps Venice seemed tothem to have some ofthe uniqueness they ...
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... Venetian families and of a civilization tracingback many generations.Itis alsoone of the many palaces that were sold after the fall of the Venetian Introduction by Rosella Mamoli Zorzi.
... Venetian families and of a civilization tracingback many generations.Itis alsoone of the many palaces that were sold after the fall of the Venetian Introduction by Rosella Mamoli Zorzi.
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... Venetian humanist, Francesco. Zaccaria was the Barbaro who, around 1460, hadoriginally bought thepalace that wouldcarry hisfamily's name for so many centuries. From that date the salons of the palace echoed with debates regarding the ...
... Venetian humanist, Francesco. Zaccaria was the Barbaro who, around 1460, hadoriginally bought thepalace that wouldcarry hisfamily's name for so many centuries. From that date the salons of the palace echoed with debates regarding the ...
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... Venetian air”. PALAZZO BARBARO AND THE WINGS OF THE DOVE James's relationship with Venice revived only after a period of time. The enchantment of PalazzoBarbaro mergedwith theexperience ofMiss Woolson's death. Miss Woolson's death ...
... Venetian air”. PALAZZO BARBARO AND THE WINGS OF THE DOVE James's relationship with Venice revived only after a period of time. The enchantment of PalazzoBarbaro mergedwith theexperience ofMiss Woolson's death. Miss Woolson's death ...
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... Venetian dwelling of the novel where Milly Theale, the young heiress who knows she haslittle time left, decidesto live as much as she canandto live out her final days.The palace is the“great gilded shell” where Milly “with servants ...
... Venetian dwelling of the novel where Milly Theale, the young heiress who knows she haslittle time left, decidesto live as much as she canandto live out her final days.The palace is the“great gilded shell” where Milly “with servants ...
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