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At the outbreak of the Civil War, Howells was appointed United States consul in Venice, Italy. In Venetian Life , an utterly engaging travelogue, Howells revises a series of travel letters he had written about his experiences in Venice for the Boston Advertiser . Honest in its love for (yet discomfort in) Venice, it would be followed by Italian Journeys .
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