Casanova: Part 1 - Venetian Years
by Giacomo Casanova
Born in 1725 into a family of Italian and Spanish descent, Giacomo Casanova lived a long and exciting life. As a scientist and adventurer, he traveled widely in Europe and Russia, associating with rulers and tsars. He was in the service of the army for a while and became a great political confounder. But he staggered between fortune and misfortune, often resorting to games and showing off. Casanova, however, is best known for her femininity, and her work during her Venetian years is extremely modern, accessible and funny. It took him 18 years to write his memoirs and another 100 years to classify them as fact. Brilliantly brought to life by Benedict Cumberbatch of Gas, this first volume of Casanova tells the story of his childhood and his life in his youth in Italy.
