Venice Observed

Author(s): Mary McCarthy

Location(s): Venice

Genre(s): Nonfiction

Era(s): 1950s

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Mary McCarthy’s VENICE OBSERVED is not really a history, nor is it a guidebook – it is the reflections of a young woman in 1950s Venice who enjoys the art and architecture of this wonderful city.

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