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''Life on the Lagoons'', which deals with the history and topography of the watery area around the city of Venice, is the first book by the Scottish historian Horatio Brown. The first edition was published in London in 1884, a revised second edition appeared ten years later in 1894, and there were further editions in 1900, 1904, and 1909. The book was republished as a paperback in 2008.〔Horatio F. Brown, ''Life on the Lagoons'' (Read Books, 2008), ISBN 978-1-4437-0765-7〕 ==Outline== Brown begins by setting out the natural topography of the lagoons, then their history from the year 452. He goes on to describe the human and animal life to be observed in and around the lagoons in his own day,〔Charles Dudley Warner, ''A Library of the World's Best Literature - Ancient and Modern'', vol. XLV (1896), (p. 497 )〕 based on his excursions (sometimes with his friend John Addington Symonds) in a sandolo called ''Fisole'', which had orange sails decorated with a fleur-de-lis.〔Phyllis Grosskurth, ''John Addington Symonds: a biography'' (1975), p. 241〕 The book is dedicated "To my Gondolier, ANTONIO SALIN, my constant companion in Venice and Venetia".〔Horatio F. Brown, ''Life on the Lagoons'' (3rd edition, 1900), (full text ) at ebooksread.com〕 The chapter-headings of the second edition are: ''The Lagoons : their Nature and their History; The Gondola; The Traghetti; A Gondolier's Bank; Floods in the City; The Casa degli Spiriti; Sant' Elena; Osele; Sails and Sailmaking; A Vision of La Sensa; Processions; San Nicolo del Lido; The Doves of Saint Mark; The Ducal Palace; All Souls; The Madonna della Salute; Home Life; Popular Beliefs; Popular Poetry; A Regatta and its Sequel''; and ''Mi Chiama il Mare''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Life on the Lagoons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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