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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... marriage. The societyof antique dealers, the various Carrers and Richettis and Riettiswho soldeverything theycould find,laying waste whole palaces, seems to be governed by very simple economic rules, in a sort of rough innocence, as ...
... marriage. The societyof antique dealers, the various Carrers and Richettis and Riettiswho soldeverything theycould find,laying waste whole palaces, seems to be governed by very simple economic rules, in a sort of rough innocence, as ...
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... friends living inItaly: Francis Boott,the musician, and his daughter Lizzie, married tothe painter Frank Duveneck; Aunt Kate, the sister of James's mother, and other lady friends, such as Grace Norton, Sarah Butler Wister, and after.
... friends living inItaly: Francis Boott,the musician, and his daughter Lizzie, married tothe painter Frank Duveneck; Aunt Kate, the sister of James's mother, and other lady friends, such as Grace Norton, Sarah Butler Wister, and after.
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... married Arthur Bronson in 1855. Mr. Bronson died inParis in 1885. From 1875 they lived in Europe,and Mrs. Bronson, from 1876, lived in Casa Alvisi, formerly a palazzo Giustinian, right across from theSalute church,onthe Grand Canal ...
... married Arthur Bronson in 1855. Mr. Bronson died inParis in 1885. From 1875 they lived in Europe,and Mrs. Bronson, from 1876, lived in Casa Alvisi, formerly a palazzo Giustinian, right across from theSalute church,onthe Grand Canal ...
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... married to a rich and retired Russian diplomatist; the latter a singularly cleverand easy Russian, (witha beautiful villa outside of Porta S.Gallo)who, divorced from her first husband, PrinceGalitzin, married a Florentine andbecame his ...
... married to a rich and retired Russian diplomatist; the latter a singularly cleverand easy Russian, (witha beautiful villa outside of Porta S.Gallo)who, divorced from her first husband, PrinceGalitzin, married a Florentine andbecame his ...
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... married arich American, Fannie Coddington, bought thehuge Palazzo Rezzonico in 1889. His previous arrangements madewith Count Montecuccoli(“the vendor”) to buyfrom him thePalazzo Contarini dalZaffo failed. 10. Mr. Peabody Russell bought ...
... married arich American, Fannie Coddington, bought thehuge Palazzo Rezzonico in 1889. His previous arrangements madewith Count Montecuccoli(“the vendor”) to buyfrom him thePalazzo Contarini dalZaffo failed. 10. Mr. Peabody Russell bought ...
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