Caravan to Xanadu
Author : Edison Marshall
Publisher : Avon Books
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,56 MB
Release : 1972-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780380008735
Caravan to Xanadu
Author : Edison Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,45 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Travelers
ISBN :
Book Description
Based on the early life of Marco Polo.
Caravan to Xanadu
Author : California Trial Lawyers Association
Publisher :
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 28,22 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Trial practice
ISBN :
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Marco Polo
Author : Laurence Bergreen
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 47,18 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Book Description
In this authoritative biography of one of the most fascinating figures in world history, Marco Polos incredible odyssey--along the Silk Road and through all the fantastic circumstances of his life--is chronicled in sumptuous and illuminating detail. Illustrated.
Xanadu
Author : John Man
Publisher : Random House
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,94 MB
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1409045641
Book Description
**A SOURCE FOR MARCO POLO, A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as The Travels, uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings - 'stately pleasure domes' in Coleridge's dreaming - huge armies and imperial riches. His book shaped the West's understanding of China for hundreds of years. John Man travelled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu, in search of the truth behind Marco's stories; to separate legend from fact. Drawing on his own journey, archaeology and archival study, John Man paints a vivid picture of the man behind the myth and the true story of the great court of Kublai Khan.
Ema the Captive
Author : César Aira
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 24,20 MB
Release : 2016-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0811226034
Book Description
Ema The Captive, César Aira’s second novel, is perhaps closest in style to his popular An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter and The Hare In nineteenth-century Argentina, Ema, a delicate woman of indeterminate origins, is captured by soldiers and taken, along with with her newborn babe, to live as a concubine in a crude fort on the very edges of civilization. The trip is appalling (deprivations and rapes prevail along the way), yet the real story commences once Ema arrives at the fort, where she takes on a succession of lovers among the soldiers and Indians, leading to a brave and grand entrepreneurial experiment. As is usual with Aira’s work, the wonder of the book is in the details of customs, beauty, and language, and the curious, perplexing reality of human nature.
The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East
Author : Marco Polo
Publisher :
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 47,80 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Asia
ISBN :
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Daughter of Xanadu
Author : Dori Jones Yang
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 35,27 MB
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0375897275
Book Description
Athletic and strong willed, Princess Emmajin's determined to do what no woman has done before: become a warrior in the army of her grandfather, the Great Khan Khubilai. In the Mongol world the only way to achieve respect is to show bravery and win glory on the battlefield. The last thing she wants is the distraction of the foreigner Marco Polo, who challenges her beliefs in the gardens of Xanadu. Marco has no skills in the "manly arts" of the Mongols: horse racing, archery, and wrestling. Still, he charms the Khan with his wit and story-telling. Emmajin sees a different Marco as they travel across 13th-century China, hunting 'dragons' and fighting elephant-back warriors. Now she faces a different battle as she struggles with her attraction towards Marco and her incredible goal of winning fame as a soldier.
Travels with a Tangerine
Author : Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 15,16 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1848546769
Book Description
Ibn Battutah set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on the pilgrimage to Mecca. By the time he returned twenty-nine years later, he had visited most of the known world, travelling three times the distance Marco Polo covered. Spiritual backpacker, social climber, temporary hermit and failed ambassador, he braved brigands, blisters and his own prejudices. The outcome was a monumental travel classic. Captivated by this indefatigable man, award-winning travel writer Tim Mackintosh-Smith set out on his own eventful journey, retracing the Moroccan's eccentric trip from Tangier to Constantinople. Tim proves himself a perfect companion to this distant traveller, and the result is an amazing blend of personalities, history and contemporary observation.
The Routledge History of Literature in English
Author : Ronald Carter
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 46,64 MB
Release : 2001
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780415243179
Book Description
This is a guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, charting some of the main features of literary language development and highlighting key language topics.
