Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history; vol. I

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Salve Venetia, gleanings from Venetian history; vol. I

by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

EN·~11 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total
1

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0:14
2

SALVE · VENETIA

1:09
3

ILLUSTRATIONS

2:48
4

SALVE VENETIA!

8:56
5

I THE BEGINNINGS

18:28
6

II THE LITTLE GOLDEN AGE

15:16
7

III THE REPUBLIC OF SAINT MARK

23:22
8

IV VENICE UNDER THE FAMILIES OF PARTECIPAZIO, CANDIANO, AND ORSEOLO

46:29
9

V VENICE AND THE FIRST CRUSADES

41:41
10

VI VENICE AND CONSTANTINOPLE

49:37

Description

Venice unfolds as a living portrait, its shimmering canals and marble palaces reflected in water and ink alike. The opening sections guide listeners through the city’s birth, the modest “Little Golden Age,” and the early days of the Republic of Saint Mark, painting a picture of a place that feels both intimate and timeless. With graceful prose, the author invites you to wander the fog‑laden lagoons, imagining how the city’s spirit has endured through centuries of change.

Interwoven with more than two hundred illustrations, the narrative dips into daily life, courtly customs, and the rise of early doges, offering vivid snapshots of 14th‑century Venice. Episodes such as the Feast of the Maries and the intrigue surrounding Marino Faliero bring color to the politics and pageantry of the era. Listeners will come away with a richer sense of how Venice’s unique character was forged long before the modern world arrived at its storied bridges.

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en

Duration

~11 hours (688K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive)

Release date

2021-02-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford

1854–1909

Best known for vivid novels set in Italy and for eerie, memorable supernatural tales, this prolific American writer brought a cosmopolitan life to the page. His fiction ranges from society drama to classic ghost stories that still feel unsettling today.

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