
The inquisitive traveler visits the Opéra, the Italians, the Comédie Française, and also the Hotel du Roule, a gay establishment run by Madame Paris. Crebillon praises Casanova's skill as a storyteller, but notes that his French speech, although quite understandable, sounds "as if in Italian phrases." Crebillon is ready to give lessons to the talented Italian, and Casanova has been studying French under his guidance for a whole year. In Paris, Casanova watches, observes, meets with literary celebrities. “This step is the highest,” because other titles have only a symbolic meaning and “do not add anything to the title of master.” Stopping in Lyon, Casanova becomes a “freemason, student”, and two months later, in Paris, he rises to the second step, and then to the third, that is, he receives the title of “master”.

But, despite this, not one of the local ladies is honored with the love of a great heartthrob, except for an occasional washerwoman in a hotel, and therefore he soon continues on his way. On the way to Paris, Casanova lingers in Turin there he finds "beautiful all the same - the city, the court, the theater" and women, starting with the Duchess of Savoy. Having experienced a number of adventures, Casanova departs back to Europe, calling on the island of Corfu, where he manages to fall in love and have an affair. Ismail himself shows his love to the guest, which is why he almost completely breaks with the hospitable Turk. Fascinated by Casanova's judgments, Yusuf invites him to convert to Islam, marry his only daughter and become his rightful heir. Arriving one day in Constantinople, he meets the venerable philosopher Yusuf and the wealthy Turk Ismail. Like any true adventurer, Casanova spends her life on the road. The famous Venetian adventurer, whose name has become a household name, was a brilliant storyteller gradually he began to write down his stories These records turned into memoirs.

Italy literature summaries - 2023 Short summary - The Story of My Life Giacomo Casanova
