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The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo, Rustichello da Pisa

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The Travels of Marco Polo

Author
Marco Polo, Rustichello da Pisa
Narrator
Peter Wickham
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publish Date
1 March 2019
Run Time
10 hours 55 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Travel and holiday
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The Travels of Marco Polo is the classic account of Marco Polo’s journey to China from Venice, and his discoveries as an emissary to the great Kublai Khan. Polo explores everywhere from Baghdad, Armenia and Russia to the Caspian Sea, the Gobi Desert and the small fishing villages of China, describing the geography, architecture and customs of these exotic places. He tells stories of assassins, cannibals, fantastical animals, feasts and battles, and gives a fascinating account of the multicultural empire of Kublai Khan. The Travels is said to have inspired the voyages of Magellan and Columbus, the latter having kept an annotated copy among his belongings. It remains one of the most entertaining travelogues in existence.

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Author
Marco Polo, Rustichello da Pisa
Narrator
Peter Wickham
Duration
10 hours 55 minutes
Release Date
1 March 2019
ISBN
9781781982006
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Genre
Travel and holiday

Synopsis

The Travels of Marco Polo is the classic account of Marco Polo’s journey to China from Venice, and his discoveries as an emissary to the great Kublai Khan. Polo explores everywhere from Baghdad, Armenia and Russia to the Caspian Sea, the Gobi Desert and the small fishing villages of China, describing the geography, architecture and customs of these exotic places. He tells stories of assassins, cannibals, fantastical animals, feasts and battles, and gives a fascinating account of the multicultural empire of Kublai Khan. The Travels is said to have inspired the voyages of Magellan and Columbus, the latter having kept an annotated copy among his belongings. It remains one of the most entertaining travelogues in existence.

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