Casanova: more than a serial seducer
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The Aristocrats of Grenoble Would Think This Guy Is One of Us
"Because he was charming and well read and, ah, worldly, people would get to like him," she says. "And of course, that was his dearest wish, to be taken for an aristocrat." The playwright's skill at gambling is also said to have been a key factor in the success of Casanova. 'He gambled for money all the time in the upper classes in europe'
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