The average “A History of Venice” book is a tome of three or four hundred pages, and many are twice that. There are many excellent reasons for that, but even an interested visitor to Venice has to be quite curious to confront such works before going on a holiday.
The Unreasonable short history of Venice is an attempt at telling the story of Venice as succinctly as possible, to make it more accessible.
I hope to have written something which can be read calmly in a few hours, on the plane, in the airport, or on a train, which will still make Venice a slightly more comprehensible place.
Reading options
- There is a TL;DR version (3k words) for those with very little time;
- The Unreasonable short history of Venice online, seven chapters, each around 3k words;
- Download the booklet as a PDF; or
- Download it as an E-Book (epub3 format).
Listening options
- Listen to the Unreasonable short history of Venice on the Venetian Stories Podcast; or
- Listen to the TL;DR text.
To err is human …
There’s bound to be something in the Unreasonable short history of Venice, which isn’t correct or simply doesn’t sound right.
I’d be delighted to hear back from readers, whether it’s positive or negative, so please don’t hesitate dropping me a line at rene@historyofvenice.com.