Project Gutenberg 2006-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 47 Schnitzler, Arthur 1862 1931 Casanovas Heimfahrt Produced by Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file made from scans of public domain material at Austrian Literature Online.) "Casanovas Heimfahrt" by Arthur Schnitzler is a novella written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Casanova, now in his fifties, as he experiences a deep longing to return to his hometown, Venice, after years of exile and adventurous living. The novella explores themes of nostalgia, aging, and the contrast between past desires and present realities. At the start of the novella, Casanova reflects on his restless life and the emotional pain of exile, as he ponders his potential return to Venice. He has spent the last ten years in Mantua, grappling with his diminishing fortunes and the memory of his youthful escapades. As he prepares for the journey home, he encounters Olivo, a former acquaintance, who invites him to his home for a reunion with his wife, Amalia. The initial interactions hint at Casanova's past relationships and desires, particularly regarding Amalia and the intriguing new character of Marcolina, who captures his interest. This slice of the narrative hints at deeper explorations of Casanova's character as he navigates friendship, memory, and the hope for redemption in his waning years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Biographical fiction Adventure stories Europe -- Fiction Casanova, Giacomo, 1725-1798 -- Fiction Sex customs -- Fiction PT Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list DE Prosa Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 286418 286441 2024-09-08T06:11:39.939267 2023-09-08T08:27:26.492788 text/html text/html 308831 2006-04-11T13:18:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 110625 2006-04-11T13:18:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163940 2024-09-08T06:11:45.171257 application/epub+zip 167413 2024-09-08T06:11:41.623257 application/epub+zip 167414 2024-09-08T06:11:40.590288 application/epub+zip 324253 2024-09-08T06:11:47.992328 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308031 2024-09-08T06:11:44.460276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308487 2022-09-08T14:55:21.122877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265258 2024-09-08T06:11:39.586266 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 266338 2006-04-11T13:18:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 103360 2006-04-11T13:18:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 260376 2006-04-11T13:18:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102599 2006-04-11T13:18:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21726 2024-09-08T06:11:48.127233 application/rdf+xml 16075 2024-09-08T06:11:41.011265 image/jpeg 3952 2024-09-08T06:11:40.758265 image/jpeg 164796 2024-09-08T06:11:39.966285 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia