The Travels of Marco Polo

About this book

Now in a handsome and newly revised hardcover edition: the extraordinary travelogue that has enthralled readers for more than seven centuries. Marco Polos 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 storiesand above all his breathtaking description of the court of the great Kublai Khan Mongol emperor of Chinaoffer dazzling portraits of worlds long gone. The classic Marsden and Wright translation of The Travels has been revised and updated by Peter Harris with new notes a bibliography and an introduction by award-winning travel writer Colin Thubron.