Caravan to Xanadu: A Novel of Marco Polo

Synopsis

[from inside flaps] "In the Thirteenth Century, Mediterranean Europe Was in a passionate ferment--restlessly reaching out for new lands, new achievements, new exploits. And Marco Polo, the Venetian, was its brightest symbol of adventure. EDISON MARSHALL--in recreating this astonishing figure--has worked from life, choosing a real person to be his hero, scrupulously following the known facts of his career. But to the flat and clouded portrait left behind by history, he has given full-blooded, full-dimensioned life. The story reads as though Marco Polo had left another journal in response to the urgent query: "Did you sometimes laugh? Did you never weep? Did no fires kindle your liver when you gazed upon the beautiful maidens of the Kashmir?" Here is an intimate record of the hardships that beset him, the deadly hatred that pursued him, the passionate devotion that brought him triumphant to the palace of the Khan. From the father who scorned and denied Marco Polo, to the unbelievably lovely slave girl who shared the tumult of his heart, Edison Marshall has filled this exciting romance with utterly real human beings. And such is the magic of his pen, that one is indeed transported to those reckless, lavish days, to share the personal adventures of Marco Polo and his caravan as they journey perilously to the fabulous lands of Kublai Khan. Without question, Caravan to Xanadu is Edison Marshall's finest novel, a stirring tale by a master storyteller. BOOK CLUB EDITION"

Copyright:

1953

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

307 Pages

Publisher:

Farrar, Straus and Young

Date of Addition:

10/11/18

Copyrighted By:

Edison Marshall

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Romance, Travel, Literature and Fiction

Submitted By:

Evan Reese

Proofread By:

Michael Castner

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.