History of My Life (Revised)

<p>In volumes 1 and 2 Casanova tells the story of his family his first loves and his early travels. With the death of his grandmother he is sent to a seminary--but is soon expelled. He is briefly imprisoned in the fortress of Sant' Andrea. After wandering from Naples to Rome in search of a patron he enters the service of Cardinal Acquaviva.</p><p><strong>About this edition: </strong>Because every previous edition of Casanova's <em>Memoirs</em> had been abridged to suppress the author's political and religious views and tame his vivid often racy style the literary world considered it a major event when Willard R. Trask's translation of the complete original text was published in six double volumes between 1966 and 1971. Trask's award-winning translation now appears in paperback for the first time.</p>