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The Travels

By Marco Polo
Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
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The Travels by Marco Polo is a captivating account of his experiences and observations as he journeyed through Asia, particularly in the vast realms of Kublai Khan during the 13th century. The narrative paints a vivid picture of diverse cultures, exotic locations, and the opulence of the Mongol Empire, offering readers a fascinating glimpse into the life and adventures of one of history's most renowned explorers.
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The Travels

Marco Polo voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. This translation gives an account of his travels and offers a glimpse of what he encountered abroad: unfamiliar religions, customs and societies; the spices and silks of the East; and wild beasts of faraway.

Evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy, Marco's book revolutionized western ideas about the then unknown east and is still one of the greatest travel accounts of all time.

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A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written, in a collectable clothbound edition.

The Travels by Marco Polo began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions in the Far East. His subsequent account of his travels offers a fascinating glimpse of what he encountered abroad—unfamiliar religions, customs, and societies; the spices and silks of the East; the precious gems, exotic vegetation, and wild beasts of faraway lands.

Evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy, Marco's book revolutionised Western ideas about the then-unknown East and is still one of the greatest travel accounts of all time.

Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141198774

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 February 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Nigel Cliff
  • Introduction by Nigel Cliff
  • Notes by Nigel Cliff

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 31.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 586g

Pages: 480

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Biography & Memoir Featured Marco Polo Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Marco Polo (Author) Marco Polo travelled to China in 1271 and spent the next twenty years in the service of Kublai Khan. He wrote his famous Travels after returning home, whilst a prisoner in Genoa. Nigel Cliff (Translator) Nigel Cliff's first book, The Shakespeare Riots (2007), was shortlisted for the Washington-based National Award for Arts Writing. His second book, The Last Crusade- Vasco da Gama and the Birth of the Modern World appeared in 2011.

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