The Travels (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Polo, Marco

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140440577 ISBN 13: 9780140440577

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2004

Synopsis

Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. The accounts of his travels provide a fascinating glimpse of the different societies he encountered: their religions, customs, ceremonies and way of life; on the spices and silks of the East; on precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts. He tells the story of the holy shoemaker, the wicked caliph and the three kings, among a great many others, evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy.

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Review:

Modern scholars have questioned the veracity of Marco Polo's account, but there's no doubt that his description of his travels through the Mongol Empire of the Middle Ages--with its spices, exotic animals, rare jewels and dancing girls--is enchanting. --Kathleen Keefe

Review:

"A timeless addition to any travel collection."

A timeless addition to any travel collection.

A timeless addition to any travel collection. "

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0140440577
• ISBN 13: 9780140440577
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384
• Editor: Latham Ronald