Page 115 our notice of those portions of polo s travels which deal with countries other than china must be very brief. Complete by marco polo and rustichello of pisa, translated by henry yule the travels of marco polo is the usual english title of marco polo s travel book, nicknamed il milione or le livre des merveilles the book of wonders. This is not merely another adventure story, it is the adventure story of all time. Including the unabridged third edition 1903 of henry yules annotated translation, as revised by henri cordier. The travels of marco polo the venetian ebook by polo. Editions of the travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Full text of the travels of marco polo the venetian. The travels of marco polointroduction principal figures of the house of genghis khan map. This story i have often heard when i was a young ster from the illustrious messer hasparo malpiero, a gentle man of very great age, and a senator of eminent virtue and.
The travels of marco polo the venetian by william marsden. The travels of marco polo the venetian international collectors library by polo, marco. This story of the return of marco polo with his father and uncle comes from his very first editor, john baptist ramusio, who, in his collection of voyages and travels says. The problem that i had with this book was that it was full of notes and commentaries not all of them in english this book is clearly for someone who is doing an academic study of the work. This book inspired many explorers including christopher columbus. Free pdf the travels a penguin classics hardcover, by marco polo. Isbn 9780451529510 travels of marco polo direct textbook. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from europe to asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in china for 17 of those years.
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