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''Histoire de ma vie'' (''Story of my Life'') is both the memoir and autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, a famous 18th-century Italian adventurer. A previous, bowdlerized version was originally known in English as ''The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova'' (from the French ''Mémoires de Jacques Casanova'') until the original version was published in 1960. From 1838 to 1960, all the editions of the memoirs were derived from the bowdlerized editions produced in German and French in the early nineteenth century. Arthur Machen used one of these inaccurate versions for his English translation published in 1894 which remained the standard English edition for many years. Although Casanova was Venetian (born April 2, 1725, in Venice, died June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic), the book is written in French, which was the dominant language in the upper class at the time. The book covers Casanova's life only through 1774, although the full title of the book is ''Histoire de ma vie jusqu'à l'an 1797'', (''History of my Life until the year 1797''). On February 18, 2010, the National Library of France purchased the 3,700 page manuscript 〔The manuscript can be viewed in the site (gallica.bnf.fr. )〕 of ''Histoire de ma vie'' for approximately €7 million (£5.750.000). The manuscript is believed to have been given to Casanova's nephew, Carlo Angiolini, in 1798. The manuscript is believed to contain pages not previously read or published. ==Contents of the book== The book comprises 12 volumes and approximately 3500 pages, covering Casanova's life from his birth to 1774. 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「Histoire de ma vie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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