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    The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 1
    The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 1
    The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 1
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    The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 1

    Written by Rustichello da Pisa

    Narrated by LibriVox Community

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    About this audiobook

    "Books of the Marvels of the World" or "Description of the World" (Divisament dou monde), also nicknamed "Il Milione" ("The Million") or "Oriente Poliano", but commonly called "The Travels of Marco Polo", is a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by Marco Polo, describing the travels of the latter through Asia, Persia, China, and Indonesia between 1271 and 1291.It's been a very famous and popular book since the 14th century, creating the image of Marco Polo as the icon of the bold traveller. Presenting Marco Polo as an important figure at the court of the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, the book was written in Old French by Rustichello da Pisa, a romance author of the time, who was reportedly working from accounts which he had heard from Marco Polo when they were imprisoned in Genoa, having been captured while on a ship.

    This audiobook in two volumes uses the 1903 third edition of Sir Henry Yule's translation, revised by Henri Cordier. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Leni)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the East, volume 1

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