<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"First included in Everyman's Library, 1908. New edition 2008"--T.p. verso.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Now in a handsome and newly revised hardcover edition: the extraordinary travelogue that has enthralled readers for more than seven centuries.</p><p> </p><p>Marco Polo's vivid descriptions of the splendid cities and people he encountered on his journey along the Silk Road through the Middle East, South Asia, and China opened a window for his Western readers onto the fascinations of the East and continued to grow in popularity over the succeeding centuries. To a contemporary audience, his colorful stories--and above all, his breathtaking description of the court of the great Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor of China--offer dazzling portraits of worlds long gone.</p><p> </p><p>The classic Marsden and Wright translation of <i>The Travels </i>has been revised and updated by Peter Harris, with new notes, a bibliography, and an introduction by award-winning travel writer Colin Thubron. <p/></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Marco Polo </b>was born in Venice in 1254 and died circa 1324. <p/><b>Peter Harris </b>is the editor of the Everyman's Pocket Poets volume <i>Zen Poems. <p/></i><b>Colin Thubron </b>is an award-winning author of novels and travel books, including <i>Behind the Wall: A Journey through China </i>and <i>Shadow of the Silk Road.</i>
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