Paralis.org edition:machen https://paralis.org/ 2026-05-07T10:12:18+00:00 Paralis.org https://paralis.org/ https://paralis.org/_media/favicon.ico text/html 2011-08-04T21:07:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Author's Preface https://paralis.org/edition:machen:000?rev=1312484847&do=diff Author's Preface I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent. The doctrine of the Stoics or of any other sect as to the force of Destiny is a bubble engendered by the imagination of man, and is near akin to Atheism. I not only believe in one God, but my faith as a Christian is also grafted upon that tree of philosophy which has never spoiled anything. text/html 2016-08-18T14:12:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) My Family Pedigree — My Childhood https://paralis.org/edition:machen:001?rev=1471522341&do=diff My Family Pedigree — My Childhood Don Jacob Casanova, the illegitimate son of Don Francisco Casanova, was a native of Saragosa, the capital of Aragon, and in the year of 1428 he carried off Dona Anna Palofax from her convent, on the day after she had taken the veil. He was secretary to King Alfonso. He ran away with her to text/html 2011-01-30T01:45:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) My Grandmother Comes to Padua, and Takes Me to Dr. Gozzi’s School — My First Love Affair https://paralis.org/edition:machen:002?rev=1296348346&do=diff My Grandmother Comes to Padua, and Takes Me to Dr. Gozzi’s School — My First Love Affair As soon as I was left alone with the Sclavonian woman, she took me up to the garret, where she pointed out my bed in a row with four others, three of which belonged to three young boys of my age, who at that moment were at school, and the fourth to a servant girl whose province it was to watch us and to prevent the many peccadilloes in which school-boys are wont to indulge. After this visit we came downstai… text/html 2011-01-09T21:50:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Bettina Is Supposed to Go Mad — Father Mancia — The Small-pox — I Leave Padua https://paralis.org/edition:machen:003?rev=1294606208&do=diff Bettina Is Supposed to Go Mad — Father Mancia — The Small-pox — I Leave Padua Bettina must have been in despair, not knowing into whose hands her letter had fallen; to return it to her and thus to allay her anxiety, was therefore a great proof of friendship; but my generosity, at the same time that it freed her from a keen sorrow, must have caused her another quite as dreadful, for she knew that I was master of her secret. Cordiani’s letter was perfectly explicit; it gave the strongest evidence… text/html 2011-01-30T01:52:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) I receive the minor orders from the patriarch of Venice — I get acquainted with Senator Malipiero, with Therese Imer, with the niece of the Curate, with Madame Orio, with Nanette and Marton, and with the Cavamacchia — I become a preacher — my adventure with Lucie at Pasean — A rendezvous on the third story. https://paralis.org/edition:machen:004?rev=1296348748&do=diff I receive the minor orders from the patriarch of Venice — I get acquainted with Senator Malipiero, with Therese Imer, with the niece of the Curate, with Madame Orio, with Nanette and Marton, and with the Cavamacchia — I become a preacher — my adventure with Lucie at Pasean — A rendezvous on the third story. text/html 2011-01-09T21:52:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) An Unlucky Night — I Fall in Love with the Two Sisters, and Forget Angela — A Ball at My House — Juliette’s Humiliation — My Return to Pasian — Lucie’s Misfortune — A Propitious Storm https://paralis.org/edition:machen:005?rev=1294606332&do=diff An Unlucky Night — I Fall in Love with the Two Sisters, and Forget Angela — A Ball at My House — Juliette’s Humiliation — My Return to Pasian — Lucie’s Misfortune — A Propitious Storm On my reappearance, Madame Orio told me, with many heart-felt thanks, that I must for the future consider myself as a privileged and welcome friend, and the evening passed off very pleasantly. As the hour for supper drew near, I excused myself so well that Madame Orio could not insist upon my accepting her invitat… text/html 2016-08-18T14:20:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) My Grandmother’s Death and Its Consequences — I Lose M. de Malipiero’s Friendship — I Have No Longer a Home — La Tintoretta — I Am Sent to a Clerical Seminary — I Am Expelled From It, and Confined in a Fortress https://paralis.org/edition:machen:006?rev=1471522821&do=diff My Grandmother’s Death and Its Consequences — I Lose M. de Malipiero’s Friendship — I Have No Longer a Home — La Tintoretta — I Am Sent to a Clerical Seminary — I Am Expelled From It, and Confined in a Fortress During supper the conversation turned altogether upon the storm, and the official, who knew the weakness of his wife, told me that he was quite certain I would never travel with her again. “Nor I with him,” his wife remarked, “for, in his fearful impiety, he exorcised the lightning with … text/html 2011-01-30T01:48:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) My Short Stay in Fort St. Andre — My First Repentance in Love Affairs — I Enjoy the Sweets of Revenge, and Prove a Clever Alibi — Arrest of Count Bonafede — My Release—Arrival of the Bishop — Farewell to Venice https://paralis.org/edition:machen:007?rev=1296348485&do=diff My Short Stay in Fort St. Andre — My First Repentance in Love Affairs — I Enjoy the Sweets of Revenge, and Prove a Clever Alibi — Arrest of Count Bonafede — My Release—Arrival of the Bishop — Farewell to Venice The fort, in which the Republic usually kept only a garrison of one hundred half-pay text/html 2011-01-09T21:42:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) My Misfortunes in Chiozza — Father Stephano — The Lazzaretto at Ancona — The Greek Slave — My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Loretto — I Go to Rome on Foot, and From Rome to Naples to Meet the Bishop — I Cannot Join Him — Good Luck Offers Me the Means of Reaching Martorano, Which Place I Very Quickly Leave to Return to Naples https://paralis.org/edition:machen:008?rev=1294605745&do=diff My Misfortunes in Chiozza — Father Stephano — The Lazzaretto at Ancona — The Greek Slave — My Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Loretto — I Go to Rome on Foot, and From Rome to Naples to Meet the Bishop — I Cannot Join Him — Good Luck Offers Me the Means of Reaching Martorano, Which Place I Very Quickly Leave to Return to Naples text/html 2011-01-09T21:54:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) My Stay in Naples; It Is Short but Happy — Don Antonio Casanova — Don Lelio Caraffa — I Go to Rome in Very Agreeable Company, and Enter the Service of Cardinal Acquaviva — Barbara — Testaccio — Frascati https://paralis.org/edition:machen:009?rev=1294606460&do=diff My Stay in Naples; It Is Short but Happy — Don Antonio Casanova — Don Lelio Caraffa — I Go to Rome in Very Agreeable Company, and Enter the Service of Cardinal Acquaviva — Barbara — Testaccio — Frascati I had no difficulty in answering the various questions which Doctor Gennaro addressed to me, but I was surprised, and even displeased, at the constant peals of laughter with which he received my answers. The piteous description of miserable Calabria, and the picture of the sad situation of the B… text/html 2011-01-09T21:44:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Benedict XIV — Excursion to Tivoli — Departure of Lucrezia — The Marchioness G. — Barbara Dalacqua — My Misfortunes — I Leave Rome https://paralis.org/edition:machen:010?rev=1294605877&do=diff Benedict XIV — Excursion to Tivoli — Departure of Lucrezia — The Marchioness G. — Barbara Dalacqua — My Misfortunes — I Leave Rome M. Dalacqua being very ill, his daughter Barbara gave me my lesson. When it was over, she seized an opportunity of slipping a letter into my pocket, and immediately disappeared, so that I had no chance of refusing. The letter was addressed to me, and expressed feelings of the warmest gratitude. She only desired me to inform her lover that her father had spoken to he… text/html 2010-12-27T22:31:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) Machen Edition https://paralis.org/edition:machen:index?rev=1293485486&do=diff Machen Edition The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt The rare unabridged London edition of 1894 translated by Arthur Machen to which has been added the chapters discovered by Arthur Symons. * Author's Preface Volume 1: Venetian Years Childhood * Chapter I: