Casanova attended the seminary at St. Cyprian, but was expelled for scandalous behaviour and embarked on a varied career which included service to a Cardinal, violinist, translator, duelist, soldier, spy, librarian and traveller. Imprisoned in Venice in the Piombi, Casanova escaped and fled to Paris, where he is known to have introduced the lottery and achieved some financial success. Casanova wrote some poetry and criticism, translated the Iliad, wrote a form of science fiction entitled Icosameron (1788), in addition to his wonderful autobiography Histoire de ma vie (first published in 1822). His travels took him to all of the major countries of Europe and his final days were spent as a librarian in Bohemia. |
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