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Modern scholars have questioned the veracity of Marco Polo's account, but there's no doubt that his description of his travels through the Mongol Empire of the Middle Ages--with its spices, exotic animals, rare jewels and dancing girls--is enchanting. --Kathleen Keefe
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A timeless addition to any travel collection.
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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This volume will enthrall anyone interested in true adventure. Marco Polo was the original Indiana Jones and then some. Please do not waste time on Gary Jennings' The Journeyer. This is the real deal and needs no dramatic embellishments.
The Travels takes you on a trip from 13th century Venice to "Cathay" and back again. You will learn how Europeans found out about fireworks, paper currency, printing and pasta. The harrowing journey across the Gobi desert is particularly well reported.
Marco Polo was more than an explorer. He was one of the world's first anthropologists. This is an exciting read, an account of how medieval Europe initially perceived China and the far east, and of how the Mongol rulers and Chinese emperors perceived them. Highly recommended. As to the print quality of Penguin editions, which some have denigrated, I have had my copy since the early eighties and it has yellowed only slightly. Viking is now printing on acid-free paper. One must remember that these editions were printed primarily to reach the widest audience for the least amount of expense at the time. For years, Penguins were accessible to students and to the collector who couldn't afford an elaborate, fully illustrated, fully mapped volume of a particular work. I couldn't have read as many of them as I did in my late teens and early twenties if that were not the case. I owe a lifelong debt to the editors for their efforts. I've also never read a bad translation in any Penguin Classic.
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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Marco writes well enough of his travels and you feel that you are there. You can actually follow the trail if you have a map. He describes the flora and fauna of each region and describes the economics and industry of the region.
Example: "The women of the superior class are in like manner free from superfluous hairs; their skins are fare, and they are well formed."
It is interesting to see how little has changed from Marco Polo's 13th century and now.
Example: "The women of the superior class are in like manner free from superfluous hairs; their skins are fare, and they are well formed."
It is interesting to see how little has changed from Marco Polo's 13th century and now.
25 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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Every fantastic location and creature and event described and experienced by the Polo family really existed. And yet the world still doubts the authenticity of this 13th century trader's experiences.
I have seen many of these locations and cultures for myself, some of which have hardly changed, and I continue to be amazed by the detail of his descriptions.
I have seen many of these locations and cultures for myself, some of which have hardly changed, and I continue to be amazed by the detail of his descriptions.
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Maps Disappointing
This book is OK text-wise but the maps are very small and hard to read - I suppose fold out maps would add too much to the cost.
Published 6 months ago by Claire Perrens
Good but at times repetetive
'The Travels' is a frightfully interesting book, filled to the brim with tall tales, lavish description and contrasting cultures. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Huw Davies
Interesting book
Although sometimes I felt it got repetitive and the language is not the most free flowing. But it is a few centuries old....gotta account for the generation gap here :)
Published 10 months ago by R. Joshi
A remarkable book!
If all the history books were written in such a manner as this one, all people would become historians :) Seriously, that's the way to present and transfer the knowledge. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Vadim Golub
A Journey Of Wonder.
Marco Polo, the name conjers up memories of one's childhood, even now, ( in my 2nd childhood ) i found this one fascinating. Read more
Published 21 months ago by A. Tomlinson
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