The polos traveled thousands of miles through unknown and hostile territory in order to reach lands hitherto only vaguely rumored to exist. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian internet archive. Marco polo has 379 books on goodreads with 22044 ratings. Laurence bergreen is a prizewinning biographer and historian.
Chosen as one of the ten best adventure books of all time by national geographic adventure. Book of the marvels of the world in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from. See all books authored by marco polo, including il milione, and the book of ser marco polo, the venetian volume 1, and. This is not merely another adventure story, it is the adventure story of all time. Marco polo has 377 books on goodreads with 22026 ratings. Beginning from the traditional lyrical marsden translation, editor manuel komroff corrected it against henry yules magisterial twovolume work, including a chapter missing from the marsden.
Books by marco polo author of the travels goodreads. The million, deriving from polo s nickname emilione, in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by italian explorer marco polo, describing polo s travels through asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of kublai khan. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo also known as book of. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo also known as book of the marvels of the world and il milione, c. Online questions and answers with explanation for interview, competitive examination and entrance test guide by expert members with experience in subject. Marco polo never actually published a book, but many of his writings were gathered into a collection and published under the name, the travels of marco polo. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written marco polos voyages began in 1271 with a visit to china. Liveright is proud to reissue a facsimile of its classic 1926 edition of the travels of marco polo. His books have been translated into fifteen languages worldwide. Marco polo s travel accounts, primarily drawn from the yulecordier translation, are accompanied by supplementary texts with illustrations on pages that have distinct borders from those that chronicle the travel accounts. The illustrations are so beautiful that they are likely to draw in the reader.
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