The country contains numerous towns and villages, and has everything in plenty. Full text of the travels of marco polo the venetian see other formats. The travels of marco poloprefacechapter 1 wikisource, the free. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project. While he was imprisoned, he met a writer from the city of pisa who encouraged marco to write of his travels in asia. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and. 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 inhabitants in general gain their livelihood by trade and manual labour. The resulting book, called the description of the world. Ibn batuta, who alludes to this strife, counts sudak as one of the four great ports of the world. Book of the marvels of the world in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a. His late thirteenth century account has been translated numerous times, one of the most.
He went back to venice to join his father and uncle. It was at one time thought that he was the marco polo who failed in 2 to. Marco polo was the frst western traveller to speak of burma mien. The khan is unwilling to part with the polos, but they manage to get his. Each chapter is about the military, farming, religion, and culture of a certain area. Full text of the travels of marco polo the venetian. Each chapter of the book covers a specific region of china. The tales that polo then narrated to rustichello eventually became the book of the marvels of the world. The travels of marco polo, the venetian public library uk. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. The travels of marco poloprefacechapter 1 wikisource.
It signifies a river in a valley, the channel of a torrent, and. Usually known to us today as the travels of marco polo. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written marco. The lesser hermenia is governed by a certain king, who maintains a just rule in his dominions, but is himself subject to the tartar.
Complete summary of marco polos the travels of marco polo. This 75page guide for the travels of marco polo by marco polo includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 198 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The project gutenberg ebook of the travels of marco polo volume 1. In 1298, marco captained a galleyship in a battle against venices rival city, genoa, and was captured as a prisoner of war. And of partridges and quails bred in that part by the orders of the grand khan. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Later it was part of the library of the french book collector alexandre. Full text of the travels of marco polo the venetian internet archive. The chinese had also invented a way of sending messages by which different horsemen passed letters on to one another like a relay race. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east, volume 1 audiobook rustichello da pisa 1272 0 and. It was at one time thought that he was the marco polo who failed in 2 to have.
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