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|a Introduction by Jan Morris ( 08 min., 19 sec. ) -- Venice by Jan Morris read by Sebastian Comberti ( 06 min., 43 sec. ) -- So the Venetians became islanders{u2026} ( 05 min. ) -- Venice stood at the mouth of the great Po valley{u2026} ( 05 min., 19 sec. ) -- You can tell a Venetian by his face. ( 06 min., 41 sec. ) -- The Venetians always had an eager eye for a monopoly{u2026} ( 05 min., 41 sec. ) -- And among them all, the very image of Venice{u2026} ( 07 min., 01 sec. ) -- I once passed an idle breakfast{u2026} ( 06 min., 22 sec. ) -- Venice is a complicated place, physically and spiritually{u2026} ( 05 min., 44 sec. ) -- The women of Venice are very handsome, and very vain. ( 07 min., 26 sec. ) -- There are very few mortal children in the pictures{u2026} ( 04 min., 29 sec. ) -- There are, however, some gorgeous artificial horses. ( 05 min., 30 sec. ) -- Most people, though, will remember Venice as a city of birds. ( 05 min., 06 sec. ) -- There were magnificent regattas, and gymnastic competitions{u2026} ( 06 min., 04 sec. ) -- Half a century later another Patriarch of Venice became Pope{u2026} ( 05 min., 16 sec. ) -- The Venetians are not quite so religious as you might suppose{u2026} ( 06 min., 58 sec. ) -- If the Venetians are not always devout{u2026} ( 05 min., 59 sec. ) -- There are still about 800 Jews in Venice. ( 05 min., 20 sec. ) -- There are still Armenians in Venice too. ( 05 min., 06 sec. ) -- The Venetians have never quite recovered from their loss{u2026} ( 04 min., 09 sec. ) -- It was the end of an era{u2026} ( 05 min., 08 sec. ) -- Venice stands, as she loves to tell you{u2026} ( 07 min., 13 sec. ) -- The bridges of the lagoon have linked Venice{u2026} ( 04 min., 44 sec. ) -- A wonderful variety of boats has been developed{u2026} ( 04 min., 41 sec. ) -- Different indeed is the character of the gondola{u2026} ( 05 min., 37 sec. ) -- There are many houses in Venice that do not stand upon canals{u2026} ( 06 min., 40 sec. ) -- The Grand Canal, as Gautier once said{u2026} ( 06 min., 21 sec. ) -- The early Venetian bridges were used by horses{u2026} ( 06 min., 39 sec. ) -- Several different kinds of policemen keep Venice safe{u2026} ( 04 min., 14 sec. ) -- Everybody dies in Venice. ( 05 min., 48 sec. ) -- The buildings of Venice are mostly very old. ( 05 min., 59 sec. ) -- Thus, early that July morning{u2026} ( 06 min., 47 sec. ) -- This is an old story. ( 07 min., 16 sec. ) -- Bestial, too, were the men of Venice{u2026} ( 08 min., 14 sec. ) -- In the Strada Nuova, on the way to the station{u2026} ( 07 min., 39 sec. ) -- Venice is no longer the supreme city of music{u2026} ( 06 min., 15 sec. ) -- The service in Venetian restaurants is usually rough and ready{u2026} ( 06 min., 10 sec. ) -- 'The piazza of St. Mark's', wrote a medieval Venetian monk{u2026} ( 05 min., 12 sec. ) -- In the little square opposite my apartment Casanova was born. ( 08 min., 05 sec. ) -- Venice was always alone in the world{u2026} ( 05 min., 45 sec. ) -- Venetian art, too, is rich in curiosities. ( 05 min., 14 sec. ) -- There are many mementoes of Napoleon in Venice{u2026} ( 06 min., 02 sec. ) -- But when all is said, and nearly all is done{u2026} ( 05 min., 45 sec. ) -- 'We are not,' (swore d'Annunzio){u2026} ( 06 min., 12 sec. ) -- For myself, I think she deserves even more. ( 05 min., 43 sec. ) -- The lagoon is never complacent. ( 07 min., 57 sec. ) -- The enfant terrible of the lagoon{u2026} ( 08 min., 15 sec. ) -- The convents of the Venetian lagoon were famous{u2026} ( 04 min., 47 sec. ) -- San Francesco del Deserto is a small and captivating island{u2026} ( 05 min., 42 sec. ) -- And far off in the northern lagoon{u2026} ( 08 min., 44 sec. ) -- Perhaps you are a millionaire{u2026} ( 09 minutes, 15 sec. )
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