venice (italy)

"Venice is sinking! More and more water floods the plazas, but people are working to save this historic Italian city. What can they do, with rising water all around?"--Back cover.

When Milo's uncle and Tilly's grandfather are poisoned by a mysterious copy of The Wizard of Oz and fall into a deep sleep, Milo and Tilly travel to the Emard City to find out who is behind the poisoning.

A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Othello," in which the general in the service of Venice and new husband to young Desdemona is manipulated by his trusted ensign Iago to question his wife's faithfulness.

"After S?verin's seeming betrayal, the crew is fractured. Armed with only a handful of hints, Enrique, Laila, Hypnos and Zofia must find their way through the snarled, haunted waterways of Venice, Italy to locate S?verin. Meanwhile, S?verin must balance the deranged whims of the Patriarch of the Fallen House and discover the location of a temple beneath a plague island where the Divine Lyre can be played and all that he desires will come to pass. With only ten days until Laila expires, the crew will face plague pits and deadly masquerades, unearthly songs and the shining steps of a temple whose powers might offer divinity itself...but at a price they may not be willing to pay"--Provided by publisher.

Mangus the Magician and his thirteen-year-old servant, Fabrizio, are commanded to go to Venice, on pain of death, to find a book by Friar Luca Pacioli that reportedly contains a magical means of making money; but Venice is a strange and dangerous city, and someone else is also after the book--then Mangus is arrested, and taken to the prison, and Fabrizio and Bianca, an orphan he has met, must find a way to secure the book, save Magnus, and themselves.

A graphic novel adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Othello," in which the general in the service of Venice and new husband to young Desdemona is manipulated by his trusted ensign Iago to question his wife's faithfulness.

When someone at the Secret Service Bureau betrays them, Sophia and Lil must uncover the identity of the double agent. While Lil remains in London to pursue a dangerous line of enquiry, Sophie sets out on a mission to Venice, Italy, where she begins to investigate long-buried secrets.

While attending an opera festival in Venice, Miss Mallard investigates the theft of a masterpiece from Doges Palace.

A young Venetian named Bassino longs to woo the beautiful Portia, but he doesn't have enough money to become her suitor. He enlists the help of his friend Antonio, a wealthy merchant of Venice, who promises to cover the bond if he finds a money lender. A money lender named Shylock agrees to grant Bassino the loan upon one condition: if Antonio is unable to repay it at the specified date, Shylock may take a pound of Antonio's flesh. With his newfound money, Bassino successfully wins Portia's hand in marriage, but Antonio's ships are reported lost at sea, so the merchant cannot repay the bond. Shylock takes Antonio to the court of the Duke of Venice, but Portia, disguised as a male lawyer, saves his life.

Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army, marries a senator's daughter named Desdemona. His ensign, Iago, is jealous that Othello promoted another man above him and decides to take his revenge on the Moor. He slowly convinces Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful which leads Othello to kill his wife. When he discovers that Iago lied to him, Othello attacks Iago and later commits suicide.