Venice, Paperback/Peter Ackroyd

Paperback edition of Ackroyd's magical and magisterial, story-filled history of Venice. His account of the great Italian city is both romantic and packed with facts, conjuring up the atmosphere of the canals, bridges and sunlit squares. Charts its life from the 4th century to today. Follows the success of London: A Biography, which sold over 400,000 copies.