On his return to the west he was made a prisoner of war and met rustichello of pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Marco polo was born around 1254 into a wealthy venetian. This is a tale like no other that transports the reader back in time and around the world. The travels of marco polo wikisource, the free online. In the introduction the editor tells us that the original text of marco polos travels no longer exists thatd be the version that was dictated by polo to his cellmate whilst in prison and that later copies that survive often deviate from this original, with additions etc. Marco polo 125429 has achieved an almost archetypal status as a traveller, and his travels is one of the first great travel books of western literature, outside the ancient world. This is not merely another adventure story, it is the adventure story of all time. The travels of marco polo born in venice in 1254 marco polo travelled with his father and uncle to asia and chronicled his travels. Even on his deathbed he is said to have remarked, i did not tell half of what i. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and. The travels of marco polo is one of a handful of books that can truly be said to have changed the world.
The travels of marco polo and millions of other books are available for instant access. The journey took 3 years after which they arrived in cathay as it was then called and met the grandson of genghis khan, kublai khan. Marco polo was an italian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through asia along the silk road between 1271 and 1295. In the prologue to his book of travels marco polo tells about the arrival of his father and uncle at the court of the great khan, who was highly pleased with. One origin story claims that while traveling to china, marco actually got separated from his family and responded with polo as they called for him. Eventually marco woke up and did not see his family. Venetian merchant and adventurer marco polo traveled from europe to asia from 1271 to 1295. Sensing this, his horse dropped back from the large, fast moving caravan. However, most experts agree that he did indeed make the journey. Marco polos famous travelogue was penned in prison.
The book is polos account of his travels to china, which he calls cathay north china and manji south china. Marco polo is remembered thanks to a colorful and popular narrative about his eastward voyage, known simply as. Fun in the pool the history of the marco polo game. Discover fascinating facts about the life of marco polo and his. He wrote il milione, known in english as the travels of marco polo. The polos traveled thousands of miles through unknown and hostile territory in order to reach lands hitherto only vaguely rumored to exist. The travels of marco polo arvindguptatoys books gallery. It is the story of a drainage engineer called henry yule in the 1800s. In armenia he found petroleum, of which there was a fountain whence rises oil in such abundance, that a hundred ships might be at once loaded with it. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo, a book that described to europeans the then mysterious culture and inner workings of the eastern world, including the wealth and great size of the mongol empire and china in the yuan dynasty, giving their first comprehensive look into china, india, japan and other asian cities and countries. My ambleside online curriculum suggests a few different childrens picture books for learning about marco polo s travels from italy to china, but i had accidentally ended up with the actual 300pluspage unabridged travelogue.
Book of the marvels of the world in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from. He jocularly said i did not write half of what i saw, for i. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa free ebook project gutenberg. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written marco polos voyages began in 1271 with a visit to china. Marco polo was a thirteenthcentury venetian explorer, arguably the worlds most welltraveled explorer, and the travels of marco polo chronicles his journey through asia as a special envoy to. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Page 115 our notice of those portions of polo s travels which deal with countries other than china must be very brief. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Marco polo has 373 books on goodreads with 21723 ratings. We had another great marco polo reading session while the little kids rested upstairs.
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