{"product_id":"2026100009489-secondhand-history-of-my-life-1-6-three-volume-set","title":"History Of My Life 1-6 (Three-Volume Set)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: first 6 volumes bound in 3. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew memoirs in the history of Western literature match the audacity, intimacy, and sweeping grandeur of Giacomo Casanova's History of My Life — a monumental autobiography that chronicles the extraordinary adventures of one of the 18th century's most legendary figures. This English translation by Willard R. Trask transports the reader through the glittering courts and shadowy backstreets of Enlightenment Europe, as Casanova — gambler, lover, philosopher, and spy — recounts his breathtaking escapades across Venice, Paris, London, and beyond with disarming candour and wit.\n\nFar more than a catalogue of romantic conquests, History of My Life presents a vivid and irreplaceable portrait of an entire epoch, capturing the social mores, intellectual currents, and political intrigues of a world on the cusp of revolution. Casanova's prose — rendered with remarkable fidelity and elegance by Trask — argues implicitly for the author's place not merely as a charming rogue, but as a keen observer of human nature whose insights remain startlingly modern. Whether he is outmanoeuvring rivals, seducing countesses, or debating theology with cardinals, Casanova's voice crackles with an irrepressible vitality that makes every page feel like a confidential whisper across the centuries — leaving the reader to wonder just how much of the truth he has chosen to reveal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203117883611,"sku":"2026100009489-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/9dc0eeeb-4214-4933-824a-95f7b0f3dfb1.png?v=1788144391","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009489-secondhand-history-of-my-life-1-6-three-volume-set","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}