{"product_id":"9781447488743","title":"A Wanderer in Venice","description":"First published in 1914 and then revised in the 1920s, offering a travellers guide to Venice.  To go to Venice without first knowing her story is a mistake, and doubly foolish because the city has been peculiarly fortunate in her chroniclers and eulogists. Mr. H. F. Brown stands first among the living, as Ruskin among the dead; but Ruskin is for the student patient under chastisement, whereas Mr. Brown’s serenely human pages are for all. Of Mr. Howells’ Venetian Life I have spoken more than once in this book; its truth and vivacity are a proof of how little the central Venice has altered, no matter what changes there may have been in government or how often campanili fall.","brand":"Read Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123949388016,"sku":"9781447488743","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781447488743_p0.jpg?v=1763825749","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781447488743","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}