Project Gutenberg 2024-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 119 Brooke, Stopford A. (Stopford Augustus) 1832 1916 Brooke, Stopford Augustus The sea-charm of Venice $aNew York :$bE. P. Dutton and Company, $c1907. Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Sea-Charm of Venice" by Stopford A. Brooke is a reflective and descriptive essay about the unique beauty and character of Venice, written in the early 20th century. The work delves into how the city's essence is entwined with its maritime identity, asserting that its charm is derived from its relationship with the sea. The essay explores various aspects of Venice's history, architecture, and culture while emphasizing the influence of the sea on the city and its people. The opening of the essay sets the stage by recounting the historical origins of Venice, stemming from the flight of Roman nobles from the invasions led by Attila and others, who sought refuge on the islands of the lagoon. Brooke vividly describes the nostalgic sights and sounds of Venice, immersing readers in the ethereal atmosphere of early morning and nighttime scenes, where the city blends seamlessly with the waters surrounding it. The prose poetically captures the reflections in the water, the quiet beauty of the islands, and the unique architecture that embraces its aquatic backdrop, ultimately proposing that Venice itself is a creation of the sea, molded by nature and human artistry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/seacharmofvenice00broo/page/n127/mode/2up 20240224122750brooke 1907 US en Venice (Italy) -- Description and travel DG Text Browsing: Architecture Browsing: Travel & Geography 146634 2025-02-28T19:30:33.132102 text/html 122150 2024-12-01T17:17:55 text/html 278800 2025-02-28T19:30:36.650106 application/epub+zip 279364 2025-02-28T19:30:34.158158 application/epub+zip 151036 2025-02-28T19:30:33.610127 application/epub+zip 427762 2025-02-28T19:30:38.678063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414569 2025-02-28T19:30:36.213124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129417 2025-02-28T19:30:32.915092 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109526 2024-12-01T17:17:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15771 2025-02-28T19:30:38.808079 application/rdf+xml 11228 2025-02-28T19:30:33.811132 image/jpeg 1986 2025-02-28T19:30:33.709113 image/jpeg 342496 2025-02-28T19:30:33.154162 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 en.wikipedia