Giacomo Casanova [ Art and Literature / Travel ]
… main subject of his writing. Some such contacts were sought by Casanova, who made efforts to meet royalty, famous men of letters and reputed scholars. Others were serendipitous encounters, often on the road, such as in a shared carriage, an … a new country. Immediately upon arrival, equipped with substantial bills of exchange ( lettres de change ) and numerous letters of recommendation, he presented himself to all his bankers, who offered him their personal services: ‘Le matin … and introduced him to several ‘strange confraternities’, clubs and masonic lodges. The same day, an Italian man of letters he met at a coffee house showed him a house for rent and negotiated his lease. It is clear that in a foreign …
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