The Travels of Marco Polo
by Marco Polo
Taste attributes: adventurehistoricalbiographydocumentaryslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connections
Boxlist takeAn expansive non-fiction book, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
Join the 13th century merchants Marco, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo as they journey from their native city of Venice to the faraway land of Cathay, or China. There, young Marco will meet Kublai Khan, the ruler of the vast Mongolian empire. Read about his many adventures serving the Khan in the lands East of Europe, and his adventures coming back home to Venice.
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- Marco Polo
- Published
- 1300
- Pages
- 376
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- Open Library
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