""Messer Marco Polo"" is a book written by Donn Byrne that tells the story of the famous Italian explorer, Marco Polo. The book follows Polo's journey from his hometown of Venice to the court of Kublai Khan in China, where he spent over 20 years as a trusted advisor and emissary. Through Polo's eyes, readers are given a glimpse into the culture, customs, and daily life of the people he encountered on his travels, as well as the political and social issues of the time. The book is a blend of historical fiction and biography, ...
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""Messer Marco Polo"" is a book written by Donn Byrne that tells the story of the famous Italian explorer, Marco Polo. The book follows Polo's journey from his hometown of Venice to the court of Kublai Khan in China, where he spent over 20 years as a trusted advisor and emissary. Through Polo's eyes, readers are given a glimpse into the culture, customs, and daily life of the people he encountered on his travels, as well as the political and social issues of the time. The book is a blend of historical fiction and biography, drawing on primary sources and Polo's own writings to create a vivid and engaging portrait of one of history's most fascinating figures.1921. A romantic novel from the Irish novelist. The book begins: The message came to me, at the second check of the hunt, that a countryman and a clansman needed me. The ground was heavy, the day raw, and it was a drag, too fast for fun and too tame for sport. So I blessed the countryman and the clansman, and turned my back on the field. But when they told me his name, I all but fell from the saddle. But that man's dead! But he wasn't dead. He was in New York. He was traveling from the crags of Ulster to his grandson, who had an orange-grove on the Indian River, in Florida. He wasn't dead. And I said to myself with impatience, Must every man born ninety years ago be dead? See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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New. New Condition Reprint of the original publication. Minimal shelf wear from storage, Cover looks very nice. inside is like new clean and crisp, Looks great. 160 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; ISBN: 1417923717. ISBN/EAN: 9781417923717. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561060323.
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