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The Travels of Marco Polo

By Marco Polo
Introduction by Jason Goodwin
Edited by Manuel Komroff
Translated by William Marsden

By Marco Polo
Introduction by Jason Goodwin
Edited by Manuel Komroff
Translated by William Marsden

By Marco Polo
Introduction by Colin Thubron
Edited by Peter Harris
Translated by William Marsden

By Marco Polo
Introduction by Colin Thubron
Edited by Peter Harris
Translated by William Marsden

By Marco Polo
Introduction by Jason Goodwin
Edited by Manuel Komroff
Translated by William Marsden

By Marco Polo
Introduction by Jason Goodwin
Edited by Manuel Komroff
Translated by William Marsden

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Dec 04, 2001 | ISBN 9780375758188

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Oct 21, 2008 | ISBN 9780307269133

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Aug 29, 2012 | ISBN 9780307824127

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    About The Travels of Marco Polo

    Marco Polo’s account of his journey throughout the East in the thirteenth century was one of the earliest European travel narratives, and it remains the most important. The merchant-traveler from Venice, the first to cross the entire continent of Asia, provided us with accurate descriptions of life in China, Tibet, India, and a hundred other lands, and recorded customs, natural history, strange sights, historical legends, and much more. From the dazzling courts of Kublai Khan to the perilous deserts of Persia, no book contains a richer magazine of marvels than the Travels.

    This edition, selected and edited by the great scholar Manuel Komroff, also features the classic and stylistically brilliant Marsden translation, revised and corrected, as well as Komroff’s Introduction to the 1926 edition.

    About The Travels of Marco Polo

    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.

    About The Travels of Marco Polo

    Marco Polo’s account of his journey throughout the East in the thirteenth century was one of the earliest European travel narratives, and it remains the most important. The merchant-traveler from Venice, the first to cross the entire continent of Asia, provided us with accurate descriptions of life in China, Tibet, India, and a hundred other lands, and recorded customs, natural history, strange sights, historical legends, and much more. From the dazzling courts of Kublai Khan to the perilous deserts of Persia, no book contains a richer magazine of marvels than the Travels.

    This edition, selected and edited by the great scholar Manuel Komroff, also features the classic and stylistically brilliant Marsden translation, revised and corrected, as well as Komroff’s Introduction to the 1926 edition.

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    About Marco Polo

    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.

    About Marco Polo

    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.

    About Marco Polo

    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.

    Product Details

    Category: Asian World History | Nonfiction Classics | Travel Writing

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Dec 04, 2001 | 352 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375758188

    Category: Asian World History | Nonfiction Classics | Travel Writing

    Hardcover | $32.00
    Published by Everyman’s Library
    Oct 21, 2008 | 472 Pages | 4-7/8 x 8-1/8 | ISBN 9780307269133

    Category: Asian World History | Nonfiction Classics | Travel Writing

    Ebook | $2.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Aug 29, 2012 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780307824127
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