(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Now in a handsome and newly revised hardcover edition: the extraordinary travelogue that has enthralled readers for more than seven centuries.Marco Polo�s vivid descriptions of the splendid cities and people he encountered on his journey along the Silk Road through the Middle East, South Asia, and China opened a window for his Western readers onto the fascinations of the East and continued to grow in popularity over the succeeding centuries. To a contemporary audience, his colorful stories�and above all, his breathtaking description of the court of the great Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor of China�offer dazzling portraits of worlds long gone.The classic Marsden and Wright translation of The Travels has been revised and updated by Peter Harris, with new notes, a bibliography, and an introduction by award-winning travel writer Colin Thubron.
Authors
Marco Polo
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2008-10-21
- Publisher: Everyman's Library
- Format: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780307269133
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