The Story of My Escape

The Story of My Escape
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Publisher : CreateSpace
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 1495284352
ISBN-13 : 9781495284359
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Book Synopsis The Story of My Escape by : Giacomo Casanova

Download or read book The Story of My Escape written by Giacomo Casanova and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Europe's greatest adventurer. Thrown into an escape-proof prison for a crime he probably committed. The question is, which crime? In 1755, the infamous Giacomo Casanova was locked up without trial in Venice's notorious Leads prison. Over 15 months he battled disease, madness, boredom, grotesque gaolers, bad books and fellow prisoners, before attempting the most audacious and typically flamboyant escape in history. This is Casanova's own account of the escape bid that made him a celebrity across Europe, full of his unique wit and philosophy, translated into English in full for the first time.


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