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Marco Polo (1254 to January 8, 1324) was a Venetian explorer known for the book "The Travels of Marco Polo", which describes his voyage to and experiences in Asia. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in China for 17 of those years.
Marco Polo’s stories about his travels in Asia were published as a book called "The Description of the World", later known as "The Travels of Marco Polo". Just a few years after returning to Venice from China, Marco commanded a ship in a war against the rival city of Genoa. He was eventually captured and sentenced to a Genoese prison, where he met a fellow prisoner and writer named Rustichello. As the two men became friends, Marco told Rustichello about his time in Asia, what he'd seen, where he'd travelled and what he'd accomplished.
The book made Marco a celebrity. It was printed in French, Italian and Latin, becoming the most popular read in Europe. But few readers allowed themselves to believe Marco's tale. They took it to be fiction, the construct of a man with a wild imagination.
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GenreHistory, Biography and Memoir, Children's Literature
Length71 hrs 11 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 21, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface to Third Edition
2Preface to Second Edition.
3Original Preface.
4Original Dedication
5Marco Polo and his Book. (pt. 1)
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6Marco Polo and his Book. (pt. 2)
7Marco Polo and his Book. (pt. 3)
8The Book of Marco Polo.
9Book First.
10Here the Book Begins; and First it Speaks of the Lesser Hermenia.
11Concerning the Province of Turcomania.
12Description of the Greater Hermenia.
13Of Georgiania and the Kings Thereof.
14Of the Kingdom of Mausul.
15Of the Great City of Baudas, and How it was Taken.
16How the Calif of Baudas Took Counsel to Slay All the Christians in His Land.
17How the Christians Were in Great Dismay Because of what the Calif had Said.
18How the One-Eyed Cobler was Desired to Pray for the Christians.
19How the Prayer of the One-Eyed Cobler Caused the Mountain to Move.
20Of the Noble City of Tauris.
21Of the Monastery of St. Barsamo on the Borders of Tauris.
22Of the Great Country of Persia; with Some Account of the Three Kings.
23What Befell when the Three Kings Returned to Their Own Country.
24Of the Eight Kingdoms of Persia, and How They are Named.
25Concerning the Great City of Yasdi.
26Concerning the Kingdom of Kerman.
27Of the City of Camadi and its Ruins; Also Touching the Carauna Robbers.
28Of the Descent to the City of Hormos.
29Of the Wearisome and Desert Road that has Now to Be Travelled.
30Concerning the City of Cobinan and the Things that are Made There.
31Of a Certain Desert that Continues for Eight Days´ Journey.
32Concerning the Old Man of the Mountain.
33How the Old Man Used to Train His Assassins.
34How the Old Man Came by His End.
35Concerning the City of Sapurgan.
36Of the City of Balc.
37Of Taican, and the Mountains of Salt. Also of the Province of Casem.
38Of the Province of Badashan.
39Of the Province of Pashai
40Of the Province of Keshimur.
41Of the Great River of Badashan.
42Of the Kingdom of Cascar.
43Of the Great City of Samarcan.
44Of the Province of Yarcan.
45Of a Province Called Cotan.
46Of the Province of Pein.
47Of the Province of Charchan.
48Of the City of Lop and the Great Desert.
49Concerning the Great Province of Tangut.
50Of the Province of Camul.
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