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The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

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Original author: Marco Polo

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"The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1" by Marco Polo and Rustichello da Pisa is a 13th-century travelogue written between 1298-1299. This legendary account chronicles Polo's epic journey through Asia from 1271 to 1295 and his remarkable experiences at the court of Kublai Khan. Dictated by the Venetian explorer to romance writer Rustichello while imprisoned in Genoa, the book blends adventure with observation, revealing distant lands Europeans had never imagined. From its first appearance, readers have debated its authenticity—wondering whether these tales of marvels are truth or fantasy.

The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1, by Marco Polo. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #10636.

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133 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter355 words
  2. 2.Preface: TO SECOND EDITION xi383 words
  3. 3.Preface: To Third Edition931 words
  4. 4.Preface: To Second Edition (1)8,553 words
  5. 5.Preface: To Second Edition (2)8,904 words
  6. 6.Preface: To Second Edition (3)8,452 words
  7. 7.Preface: To Second Edition (4)4,052 words
  8. 8.Prologue1,856 words
  9. 9.Part I1,905 words
  10. 10.Prologue (1)8,204 words
  11. 11.Prologue (2)8,514 words
  12. 12.Prologue (3)8,477 words
  13. 13.Prologue (4)8,399 words
  14. 14.Prologue (5)8,570 words
  15. 15.Prologue (6)8,412 words
  16. 16.Prologue (7)8,518 words
  17. 17.Prologue (8)3,441 words
  18. 18.Prologue374 words
  19. 19.Chapter I597 words
  20. 20.Chapter II2,877 words
  21. 21.Chapter III615 words
  22. 22.Chapter VI335 words
  23. 23.Chapter VII817 words
  24. 24.Chapter VIII572 words
  25. 25.Chapter IX540 words
  26. 26.Chapter X352 words
  27. 27.Chapter XI537 words
  28. 28.Chapter XII1,520 words
  29. 29.Chapter XIII347 words
  30. 30.Chapter XIV402 words
  31. 31.Chapter XV1,548 words
  32. 32.Chapter XVI353 words
  33. 33.Chapter XVII793 words
  34. 34.Chapter XVIII1,843 words
  35. 35.Chapter I878 words
  36. 36.Chapter II: Concerning the Province of Turcomania1,074 words
  37. 37.Chapter III: Description of the Greater Hermenia1,975 words
  38. 38.Chapter IV: Of Georgiania and the Kings Thereof4,378 words
  39. 39.Chapter V: Of the Kingdom of Mausul1,312 words
  40. 40.Chapter VI2,838 words
  41. 41.Chapter VII518 words
  42. 42.Chapter VIII515 words
  43. 43.Chapter X1,057 words
  44. 44.Chapter XI: Of the Noble City of Tauris759 words
  45. 45.Chapter XII308 words
  46. 46.Chapter XIII507 words
  47. 47.Chapter XIV1,669 words
  48. 48.Chapter XV2,543 words
  49. 49.Chapter XVI: Concerning the Great City of Yasdi1,155 words
  50. 50.Chapter XVII: Concerning the Kingdom of Kerman3,331 words
  51. 51.Chapter XVIII5,275 words
  52. 52.Chapter XIX: Of the Descent to the City of Hormos8,289 words
  53. 53.Chapter XX1,014 words
  54. 54.Chapter XXI1,527 words
  55. 55.Chapter XXII6,149 words
  56. 56.Chapter XXIII: Concerning the Old Man of the Mountain1,249 words
  57. 57.Chapter XXIV1,523 words
  58. 58.Chapter XXV: How the Old Man Came by His End1,709 words
  59. 59.Chapter XXVI: Concerning the City of Sapurgan890 words
  60. 60.Chapter XXVII: Of the City of Balc957 words
  61. 61.Chapter XXVIII2,079 words
  62. 62.Chapter XXIX: Of the Province of Badashan3,008 words
  63. 63.Chapter XXX: Of the Province of Pashai1,226 words
  64. 64.Chapter XXXI: Of the Province of Keshimur2,038 words
  65. 65.Chapter XXXII: Of the Great River of Badashan5,133 words
  66. 66.Chapter XXXIII: Of the Kingdom of Cascar926 words
  67. 67.Chapter XXXIV: Of the Great City of Samarcan1,123 words
  1. 68.Chapter XXXV: Of the Province of Yarcan406 words
  2. 69.Chapter XXXVI: Of a Province Called Cotan1,327 words
  3. 70.Chapter XXXVII: Of the Province of Pein1,710 words
  4. 71.Chapter XXXVIII: Of the Province of Charchan1,207 words
  5. 72.Chapter XXXIX: Of the City of Lop and the Great Desert4,392 words
  6. 73.Chapter XL: Concerning the Great Province of Tangut3,412 words
  7. 74.Chapter XLI: Of the Province of Camul1,305 words
  8. 75.Chapter XLII: Of the Province of Chingintalas2,469 words
  9. 76.Chapter XLIII: Of the Province of Sukchur942 words
  10. 77.Chapter XLIV: Of the City of Campichu1,694 words
  11. 78.Chapter XLV: Of the City of Etzina833 words
  12. 79.Chapter XLVI: Of the City of Caracoron7,123 words
  13. 80.Chapter XLVII771 words
  14. 81.Chapter XLVIII334 words
  15. 82.Chapter XLIX1,318 words
  16. 83.Chapter L557 words
  17. 84.Chapter LI3,572 words
  18. 85.Chapter LII: Concerning the Customs of the Tartars1,684 words
  19. 86.Chapter LIII: Concerning the God of the Tartars1,696 words
  20. 87.Chapter LIV: Concerning the Tartar Customs of War2,850 words
  21. 88.Chapter LV1,287 words
  22. 89.Chapter LVI2,468 words
  23. 90.Chapter LVII3,338 words
  24. 91.Chapter LVIII: Of the Kingdom of Egrigaia1,504 words
  25. 92.Chapter LIX6,753 words
  26. 93.Chapter LX1,237 words
  27. 94.Chapter LXI (1)8,207 words
  28. 95.Chapter LXI (2)6,933 words
  29. 96.Chapter I420 words
  30. 97.Chapter II1,111 words
  31. 98.Chapter III683 words
  32. 99.Chapter IV2,361 words
  33. 100.Chapter V2,682 words
  34. 101.Chapter VI1,160 words
  35. 102.Chapter VII3,210 words
  36. 103.Chapter VIII: Concerning the Person of the Great Kaan1,350 words
  37. 104.Chapter IX: Concerning the Great Kaan’s Sons1,208 words
  38. 105.Chapter X: Concerning the Palace of the Great Kaan3,757 words
  39. 106.Chapter XI: Concerning the City of Cambaluc2,316 words
  40. 107.Chapter XII1,188 words
  41. 108.Chapter XIII2,572 words
  42. 109.Chapter XIV1,408 words
  43. 110.Chapter XV1,666 words
  44. 111.Chapter XVI1,052 words
  45. 112.Chapter XVII355 words
  46. 113.Chapter XVIII1,351 words
  47. 114.Chapter XIX728 words
  48. 115.Chapter XX3,740 words
  49. 116.Chapter XXI544 words
  50. 117.Chapter XXII818 words
  51. 118.Chapter XXIII3,047 words
  52. 119.Chapter XXIV4,155 words
  53. 120.Chapter XXV1,282 words
  54. 121.Chapter XXVI2,151 words
  55. 122.Chapter XXVII436 words
  56. 123.Chapter XXVIII249 words
  57. 124.Chapter XXIX399 words
  58. 125.Chapter XXX776 words
  59. 126.Chapter XXXI458 words
  60. 127.Chapter XXXII591 words
  61. 128.Chapter XXXIII: Concerning the Astrologers in the City of Cambaluc6,055 words
  62. 129.Chapter XXXIV (1)6,866 words
  63. 130.Chapter XXXIV (2)7,251 words
  64. 131.Chapter XXXIV (3)6,912 words
  65. 132.Chapter XXXIV (4)6,313 words
  66. 133.Chapter XXXIV (5)3,457 words