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Herzog August Library

Herzog August Library

Library in Wolfenbüttel, GermanyWikipedia

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Oct 8, 2026

Absolute History

Absolute History

Casanova's Travels Around Europe | Casanova's Love Letters (Part 4 of 6)

Oct 8 · 1 Mention

Tony RobinsonNARRATOR
33:16
Good sir.
speaker_2VOICE_ACTOR
33:19
Casanova headed onwards towards Germany and stopped at Wolfenbuttel at the Herzog August Bibliothek, at the time one of the finest libraries in Europe.
speaker_2VOICE_ACTOR
33:29
It was there he came across Alexander Pope's translation of Homer.
speaker_2VOICE_ACTOR
33:33
Casanova began translating the Iliad.

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