The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 17: Return to Italy

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"The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 17: Return to…" is part of Giacomo Casanova's memoir written in French during the late 18th century. This volume continues the Venetian adventurer's extraordinary life story, chronicling his experiences across Europe. Casanova composed his 3,700-page autobiography while living in Bohemia, though he never completed it beyond 1774. The manuscript's journey—through censorship, mistranslation, and near-destruction during World War II—mirrors the adventurous spirit of its author, whose candid recollections were deemed too scandalous for unexpurgated publication until the 1960s.