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Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was an Italian adventurer and author. Born in Venice, Casanova was the eldest of six siblings born to Gaetano Casanova and Zanetta Farussi, an actor and actress. Raised in a city noted for its cosmopolitanism, night life, and glamor, Casanova overcame a sickly childhood to excel in school, entering the University of Padua at the age of 12. After graduating in 1742 with a degree in law, he struggled to balance his work as a lawyer and low-level cleric with a growing gambling addiction. As scandals and a prison sentence threatened to derail his career in the church, Casanova managed to find work as a scribe for a powerful Cardinal in Rome, but was soon dismissed and entered military service for the Republic of Venice. Over the next several years, he left the service, succeeded as a professional gambler, and embarked on a Grand Tour of Europe. Towards the end of his life, Casanova worked on his exhaustive, scandalous memoirs, a 12-volume autobiography reflecting on a legendary life of romance and debauchery that brought him from the heights of aristocratic society to the lows of illness and imprisonment. Recognized for his self-styled sensationalism as much as he is for his detailed chronicling of 18th century European culture, Casanova is a man whose name is now synonymous with the kind of life he led—fast, fearless, and free.

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The Story of My Life Volume 5: In London and Moscow book cover

The Story of My Life Volume 5: In London and Moscow

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The Story of My Life Volume 3: The Eternal Quest book cover

The Story of My Life Volume 3: The Eternal Quest

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The Story of My Life Volume 4: Adventures in the South book cover

The Story of My Life Volume 4: Adventures in the South

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The Story of my Life Vol 1: The Venetian Years book cover

The Story of my Life Vol 1: The Venetian Years

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The Story of my Life Vol 2: From Paris to Prison book cover

The Story of my Life Vol 2: From Paris to Prison

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume XI book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume XI

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume II book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume II

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume V book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume V

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume VII book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume VII

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume IV book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume IV

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume III book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume III

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume VIII book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume VIII

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume VI book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume VI

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume IX book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume IX

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume XII book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume XII

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume X book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume X

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Memoirs of Casanova Volume I book cover

Memoirs of Casanova Volume I

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The Memoirs of Casanova book cover

The Memoirs of Casanova

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The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt book cover

The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt book cover

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

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