When William Dean Howells was 25, he was appointed to a diplomatic post in Venice by then-President Abraham Lincoln. This engrossing collection of essays and sketches outlines Howells' time in Venice, with a particular focus on cultural differences between America and Italy.
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- Chapter I - Venice in Venice
- Chapter II - Arrival and First Days in Venice
- Chapter III - The Winter in Venice
- Chapter IV - Comincia Far Caldo
- Chapter V - Opera and Theatres
- Chapter VI - Venetian Dinners and Diners
- Chapter VII - Housekeeping in Venice
- Chapter VIII - The Balcony on the Grand Canal
- Chapter IX - A Day-Break Ramble
- Chapter X - The Mouse
- Chapter XI - Churches and Pictures
- Chapter XII - Some Islands of the Lagoons
- Chapter XIII - The Armenians
- Chapter XIV - The Ghetto and the Jews of Venice
- Chapter XV - Some Memorable Places
- Chapter XVI - Commerce
- Chapter XVII - Venetian Holidays
- Chapter XVIII - Christmas Holidays
- Chapter XIX - Love-Making and Marrying; Baptisms and Burials
- Chapter XX - Venetian Traits and Characters
- Chapter XXI - Society
- Chapter XXII - Our Last Year in Venice
- Endnotes
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