![]() In chronicling the life of this bast*ard son of Venetian actors, Masters draws from Casanova‘s own highly expansive memoirs, unavailable until the 1960s, and shows that many of the most racy and unlikely events have been corroborated by fact. The second volume of his autobiography Road Past Mandalay deals mostly with the. That he was also a con man, cabalist, spy, revenge taker, and experienced prisoner only enhances his appeal as one who personified the extreme social and moral contradictions of the time. Lieutenant Colonel John Masters, DSO (19141983) was an officer in the. Lawyer, mathematician, poet, translator, and librarian who was fluent in several languages, he was described by one contemporary as the most civilized man in Europe. But he was much more than the great eighteenth century lover. ![]() Written by a bestselling novelist at the height of his powers, it is an exceptionally moving story. Giacomo Casanova‘s reputation rests largely on his obsession with the mystery of exactly what was lurking between any particular woman s legs. This is the second part of John Masters' autobiography: how he fought with his Gurkha regiment during World War II until his promotion to command one of the Chindit columns behind enemy lines in Burma. ![]()
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