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A sparkling new translation of one of the greatest travel books ever written: Marco Polo's seminal account of his journeys in the east, in a collectible clothbound edition. 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 Kublai 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. His 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 revolutionized western ideas about the then unknown East and is still one of the greatest travel accounts of all time.For this edition - the first completely new English translation of the Travels in over fifty years - Nigel Cliff has gone back to the original manuscript sources to produce a fresh, authoritative new version. The volume also contains invaluable editorial materials, including an introduction describing the world as it stood on the eve of Polo's departure, and examining the fantastical notions the West had developed of the East.Marco Polo was born in 1254, joining his father on a journey to China in 1271. He spent the next twenty years travelling in the service of Kublai Khan. There is evidence that Marco travelled extensively in the Mongol Empire and it is fairly certain he visited India. He wrote his famous Travels whilst a prisoner in Genoa.Nigel Cliff was previously a theatre and film critic for The Times and a regular writer for The Economist, among other publications, and now writes historical nonfiction books. His first book, The Shakespeare Riots, was published in 2007 and 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 and was shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize.

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'You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder...'In this selection from Marco Polo's famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves...Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Marco Polo (1254-1324). Polo's Travels are available in Penguin Classics.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

El Millón, conocido en castellano como Los viajes de Marco Polo o Libro de las Maravillas, fue escrito en prisión, dictado por su autor Marco Polo a un compañero de cárcel. Después de muchos años viviendo en Asia, Marco había regresado a Venecia ya con 41 años de edad, y comandaba una galera veneciana el día en que se libró, ante los muros de Korcula, una batalla naval contra la gran rival de Venecia, la República de Génova, en 1298. Los genoveses apresaron a Marco Polo, lo llevaron a Génova y allí, en la prisión, Polo dictó a un tal Rustichello de Pisa las memorias de su viaje fabuloso hasta Catai (China) y el regreso por Malaca, Ceilán, la India y Persia. Rustichello redactó en un dialecto franco-véneto el libro conocido como Il Milione (El millón o Los viajes de Marco Polo) acerca de sus viajes. El libro se llamó originalmente Divisament du monde ("Descripción del mundo"), pero se popularizó como Libro de las maravillas del mundo y, más tarde, como Il Milione. El libro se convirtió de inmediato en un éxito.

El libro relata los viajes de Marco Polo a China, a la que él llama Catay (norte de China) y Mangi (sur de China). Polo supuestamente dictó su obra a un amanuense, Rustichello de Pisa, quien fue su auténtico autor, basándose en relatos de comerciantes italianos y en su fantasía mientras estuvo preso en Génova en 1298 y 1299;Marco Polo solo es el personaje novelesco protagonista.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Book Of Ser Marco Polo, The Venetian: Concerning The Kingdoms & Marvels Of The East, Volume 2; Book Of Ser Marco Polo, The Venetian: Concerning The Kingdoms & Marvels Of The East; Marco Polo 3 Marco Polo, Henri Cordier Sir Henry Yule Scribner, 1903 Asia; Mongols; Voyages and travels

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Le Livre De Marco Polo: Citoyen De Venise, Conseiller Privé Et Comissaire Impérial De Khoubilaï-Khaân, Volume 2; Le Livre De Marco Polo: Citoyen De Venise, Conseiller Privé Et Comissaire Impérial De Khoubilaï-Khaân; Marco Polo Marco Polo, Jean Pierre Guillaume Pauthier, Rusticiano (di Pisa) F. Didot, 1865 Travel; Essays & Travelogues; Travel / Essays & Travelogues

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Relazioni Di Viaggiatori: Lettere Due E Sommario Di Amerigo Vespucci: P. 1-37; Viaggio Fatto Nell'India Per Giovanni Da Empoli: P. 39-52; Lettere Due Di Andrea Corsali Fiorentino: P. 53-125; Lettere Di Filippo Sassetti: P. 127-275; Dai Ragionamenti Di Francesco Carletti Sopra Le Cose Da Lui ...; Volumes 1-2 Of Biblioteca Classica Italiana Di Scienze, lettere Ed Arti; Volume 2 Of Relazioni Di Viaggiatori; Marco Polo Marco Polo, Niccolo de' Conti, Amerigo Vespucci, Giovanni da Empoli, Filippo Sassetti, Francesco Carletti, Tipografia del Gondoliere, Antonio Pigafetta co'tipi del Gondoliere, 1841

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Le Livre De M. Polo ...; Volume 1 Of Le Livre De M. Polo; Marco Polo Marco Polo, Rusticiano Didot Frères, 1865