A Venetian Affair: A True Story Of Impossible Love In 18th-Century Venicea

A Venetian Affair: A True Story Of Impossible Love In 18th-Century Venicea by Andrea Di Robilant


ISBN
9780007154708
Published
Released
01 / 11 / 2003
Binding
Paperback
Pages
320
Dimensions
153 x 234 x 15mm

The true story of forbidden love in 18th-century Venice between an Italian nobleman and the brilliant, illegitimate daughter of an English baronet.

In 1754 Andrea Memmo, the dashing and gifted scion of a distinguished Catholic family, fell in love with illegitimate English beauty, Giustiniana Wynne. This match went against every convention of their day; it was an "impossible love".

The lovers chased each other through peeling palazzos, ballrooms, salons, theatres and gambling dens, rubbing shoulders with legendary figures such as Canaletto and their friend, Casanova. Increasingly desperate, they decided Giustiniana should marry to conceal their relationship.

A summer passed in flirting with the English consul, Joseph Smith, but he soon saw through the deception and the affair became public.

The consequences were disastrous. Casanova was imprisoned for his "pernicious" influence. Disgraced, Giustiniana left for Paris, where she launched herself into society in the hunt for a new husband. Her love for Memmo had lingering consequences that were to break this match, and she left again for London, hoping to build a new life, but a different fate lay in store . . .
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