The Siege Of Venice

Jonathan Keates

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Icelandic

Pimlico
03 July 2006

History; European history

A detailed, vivid and passionate account of the glory and sacrifice of Venice in 1848. Illuminating, exciting and profoundly moving.

The siege of Venice in 1848 is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. After half a century of Habsburg imperial rule, the Venetians drove out the occupying army and established their own republic. Led by the Jewish lawyer Daniele Manin, a man of immense courage and personal integrity, they embraced the lofty values of the Risorgimento, Italy's struggle for national unity, freedom and justice. When the Austrians returned with a massive army, intent on recapturing Venice, Manin rejected their surrender demands. The city braced itself for a siege lasting more than a year, ending only when bombardment, cholera and starvation made further resistance impossible.

This epic story, in Jonathan Keates's gripping and meticulously-researched account, embraces the wider world of the revolutionary Italy of Garibaldi, Mazzini and Pope Pius IX, warrior priests, militant actresses, death-or-glory poets, a Mata Hari-type siren spy and a rebel princess. At the centre of the whole crowded canvas, however, stand the truest heroes of all - the people of Venice. Their grit, humour and endurance, under a hail of bombs and a tide of blood sweeping across their once peaceful lagoon, make The Siege of Venice a profoundly touching and unforgettable book.

By: Jonathan Keates
Imprint: Pimlico
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 3.625kg
ISBN: 9780712673693
ISBN 10: 0712673695
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 03 July 2006
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Language: Icelandic
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jonathan Keates is a prizewinning biographer and novelist, well known as a reviewer and as a writer on Italian culture and history. He teaches at the City of London School and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Reviews for The Siege Of Venice

Majestic... Tremendous -- Jan Morris New Statesman Enthralling... constantly gripping Sunday Telegraph A beautifully paced and meticulously detailed narrative... unlikely to be bettered -- John Adamson Literary Review Brilliant and profoundly researched -- Edward Pearce Herald A wonderfully vivid evocation of genuine heroism and pathos Times Literary Supplement

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