In Search Of Venice

Contains: EXCLUSIVE TO THIS BOXSET: The first ever translation from Antal Szerb's The Third Tower, the travelogue which gave birth to Journey by Moonlight. Szerb's notes on Venice are translated by award-winning Len Rix and published in a slim volume together with the Pushkin Press catalogue. Venices, by Paul Morand A poetic evocation of the French ambassador's encounters and experiences, filtered through the one constant in his life - Venice Loving Venice, by Petr Kral The Czech poet writes a love letter to a place that arouses strong and contradictory emotions. Kral's ethereal prose carries us through the floating city and provides a portrait both intimate and universal. Against Venice, by Regis Debray An irreverent and witty criticism of the world of parties and palazzi: "Don't take Venice, a drug which is only pleasurable on the first trip" - but the city loses none of its seduction, even to a skeptic. Letters from the Palazzo Barbaro, by Henry James The great writer went to Venice and instantly fell in love with the city: this selection of letters provides a unique record of his impressions. Includes B&W historical photographs and a foreword by Leon Edel, James' biographer Casanova's Return to Venice, by Arthur Schnitzler. An ageing Casanova longs to return to Venice after a life of exile, but the desire for women proves too strong. A brilliant psychological portrait two days in the life of the most famous seducer and free spirit, by the author Sigmund Freud called his alter ego.