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The travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian / translated by W. Marsden and revised by T. Wright ; newly revised and edited by Peter Harris ; with an introduction by Colin Thubron.

by Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?

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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?

Travelers -- Italy -- Biography.

Voyages and travels.

Mongols -- History.

Asia -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.

9780307269133 (hardback) :

Everyman's library (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.) ; 313.

xxxv, 421 pages : maps ; 22 cm.

Introduction -- Select bibliography -- Chronology -- A note about names -- Genealogy of Mongol raiders -- Maps -- The travels of Marco Polo -- Appendices -- Notes -- Editor's afterword.

This extraordinary travelogue 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.

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