The book seemed to end abruptly with no conclusion or wrap up however I was very glad I persevered and felt that I learned much from it. Author: Polo, Marco, 1254-1323 Contributors: Marsden, William, 1754-1836. The Travels of Marco Polo Paperback Septemby Marco Polo (Author), Ronald Latham (Translator) 786 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 0.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 29.95 4 New from 29.95 Paperback 16.99 90 Used from 1.78 25 New from 11.52 1 Collectible from 100. I had no idea of the magnitude of the civilization in this region in the 13th century. None of the manuscripts which have come down to us represent the original form of Marco Polos narrative, but it is clear that. He wrote his famous Travels after returning home, whilst a. Marco Polo Books Showing 1-50 of 127 The Travels (Paperback) by Marco Polo (shelved 13 times as marco-polo) avg rating 3. The latter chapters on the region of Cathay were also a revelation to me. Marco Polo travelled to China in 1271 and spent the next twenty years in the service of Kublai Khan. After about a couple of hours of this I was about to give up but when the section on the empire of Kublai Khan started I found the description of the government and the culture fascinating. The first chapter was an introduction and provided background to the writing of his books but the subsequent chapters were just a recitation of provinces, their cities, none of which I knew or could find in my Atlas, and the nature and customs of their peoples. ![]() ![]() Liveright is proud to make available in paperback. I thought it would be a narrative travelogue of the travels of Marco Polo, however it turned out to be more of a catalog of the cities and provinces he had visited. One of the ten best adventure books of all time (National Geographic Adventure).
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