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The Travels of Marco Polo (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Classics) by Benjamin Colbert, Marco Polo is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Join the 13th century merchants Marco, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo as they journey from their native city of Venice to the faraway land of Cathay, or China. There, young Marco will meet Kublai Khan, the ruler of the vast Mongolian empire. Read about his many adventures serving the Khan in the lands East of Europe, and his adventures coming back home to Venice. This medieval book, dictated by Marco while imprisoned in Genoa, was one of the inspirations of the Age of Exploration during the Renaissance, and it still intrigues readers today to learn of the Polo's adventures in the far East. This work recounts Marco Polo's journey to the eastern court of Kublai Khan, the chieftan of the Mongol empire which traverses the Asian continent, but which was virtually unknown to Polo's contemporaries. It encompasses a 24-year period starting in 1271, detailing his travels. This work recounts Marco Polo's journey to the eastern court of Kublai Khan, the chieftan of the Mongol empire which traverses the Asian continent, but which was virtually unknown to Polo's contemporaries. It encompasses a 24-year period starting in 1271, detailing his travels Recounts the adventures of the Italian merchant durin
Who reads The Travels of Marco Polo (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Classics)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Benjamin Colbert, Marco Polo
- Publisher
- NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781853264733
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Science, Fiction, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.59 / 5 (101 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14