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The Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Author: John Mandeville and Charles Moseley   Series: Penguin Classics

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A rich and often fantastical travel narrative from the 14th Century, combining geography and natural history with romance and marvels

Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in the lands beyond' countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies.

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A rich and often fantastical travel narrative from the 14th Century, combining geography and natural history with romance and marvels

Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in the lands beyond' countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies.

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A rich and often fantastical travel narrative from the 14th Century, combining geography and natural history with romance and marvelsOstensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in 'the lands beyond' - countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies. Although Marco Polo's slightly earlier narrative ultimately proved more factually accurate, Mandeville's was widely known, used by Columbus, Leonardo da Vinci and Martin Frobisher, and inspiring writers as diverse as Swift, Defoe and Coleridge. This intriguing blend of fact, exaggeration and absurdity offers both fascinating insight into and subtle criticism of fourteenth-century conceptions of the world.

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About the Author

Sir John Mandeville left his native St Albans in 1322 and died in Liege in 1372.

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Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd | Penguin Classics
Published
31st March 2005
Pages
224
ISBN
9780141441436

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