Venetian Life
William Dean Howells
Read by Timothy Ferguson
William Dean Howells was American Consul to Venice for four years. His term ended in 1865. He wrote about the city, and the culture of the Venetians, while there, but finished the book once he had returned to America. This is the second edition, which is expanded slightly, to give more information for tourists.
Please be aware that although Howells admires people of the east and Jews, he uses period terms and idioms which modern readers may find offensive. His views of people of African descent may prove offensive to the modern reader. (Summary by Timothy)
(10 hr 19 min)
Chapters
| Venice in Venice | 28:28 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Arrival and First Days in Venice | 20:11 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Winter in Venice | 20:30 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Comincia Far Caldo | 22:59 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Opera and Theatres | 21:08 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Venetian Dinners and Diners | 14:10 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Housekeeping in Venice | 47:45 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| The Balcony on the Grand Canal | 19:57 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| A Day-Break Ramble | 8:52 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| The Mouse | 9:45 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Churches and Pictures | 27:25 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Some Islands of the Lagoons | 30:23 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| The Armenians | 17:56 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| The Ghetto and the Jews of Venice | 17:02 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Some Memorable Places | 26:13 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Commerce | 29:57 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Venetian Holidays | 50:44 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Christmas Holidays | 18:03 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Love-making and Marrying; Baptisms and Burials | 31:04 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Venetian Traits and Characters | 45:24 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Society | 59:55 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |
| Our Last Year in Venice | 51:52 | Read by Timothy Ferguson |