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Ruskin's text is still acclaimed as the greatest evocation of the city written in English.
A quirky, if a little irritatingly self-assured, look at Venice.
An eminently readable account of the Republic by a Venice expert.
An examination of Venice's tangled relationship with its Eastern neighbour.
An assortment of writers give their persepctives on the elusive city.
A compilation of writings on the city with an anecdotal feel.
Art lovers will wallow in this walk through the city's painting treasures.
This book will show you what makes Venetian art unique.
A weighty hardback tome packed with illustrations.
In this book, Concina surveys the city from its origins to the present day.
A handy little guide that offers quick glosses on about 250 prominent buildings.
James' tale of tangled love and blighted lives is set in Venice.
This is perhaps the ultimate correlation of Venice's picturesque decay with decadence and death.
Venice can be spooky, as Collins' book shows.
Hemingway used to drink at Harry's bar, and the famous souse's knowledge of the city emerges in this work.
A book by the queen of unsetlling literature that will have you sitting up all night.
Venice is masterfully portrayed by McEwan in this fine 20th-century novel.
Venice is the setting for the first of Highsmith's novels about the charming amoralist Ripley.
