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The Travels of Marco Polo

Author: Marco Polo, Translated by Ronald Latham

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.

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Description

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.

Additional information

Weight 0.3 kg
Dimensions 7.8 × 5.1 × 0.9 cm
ISBN

9780140440577

Author

Marco Polo,
Translated by Ronald Latham

Published Date

1958

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Format

Paperback

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