Caravan to Xanadu
Author : Edison Marshall
Publisher : Avon Books
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 20,36 MB
Release : 1972-06-01
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ISBN : 9780380008735
Author : Edison Marshall
Publisher : Avon Books
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 20,36 MB
Release : 1972-06-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780380008735
Author : Edison Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Travelers
ISBN :
Based on the early life of Marco Polo.
Author : California Trial Lawyers Association
Publisher :
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 18,76 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Trial practice
ISBN :
Author : Laurence Bergreen
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
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.
Author : Clive Barker
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,53 MB
Release : 2021-03-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Maximillian Bacchus is the ringmaster, ruler, guide and owner of what he considers the greatest show in the world. Traveling with a Crocodile named Malachi, a trapeze girl named Ophelia, a strong mane they call Hero, which is short for Hieronymus a clown named Domingo de Ybarrondo, who paints in a wagon pulled by a giant "Ibis bird," the troupe wanders from adventure to adventure with mythic aplomb. From the first story, in which Indigo Murphy, the best bird handler in the world leaves the show to join in matrimony with the Duke Lorenzo de Medici, to the fabled court of Kubla Khan, the magic never stops. You will meet a young apple thief named Angelo with magic eyes, and an orang-outang named Bathsheba, and a host of other amazing characters with names and personas cut like a patchwork quilt from the mythologies and dreams of the world. Though written forty years ago, these pages are littered with the same magical side steps that have always been woven into Clive Barker's fiction. Worlds not quit our own, and yet so real they ring with truth and leave you wishing you could step from your mundane life into that other place - into those caves of ice - if only long enough to catch Maximillian's show. Includes the original illustrations by Richard A. Kirk from the limited edition.
Author : John Man
Publisher : Random House
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 36,20 MB
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 1409045641
**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.
Author : Tim Mackintosh-Smith
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1848546769
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.
Author : John Man
Publisher : CCV Digital
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 37,87 MB
Release : 2010-10-31
Category :
ISBN : 9781409045656
Author : Dori Jones Yang
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 0375897275
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.
Author : Marco Polo
Publisher :
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 34,22 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Asia
ISBN :