"WE should be inclined to consider Sir Marco Polo as one of the greatest travellers the world has ever seen. It is true he was not a man of genius; that he was not, like Columbus, inspired by a lofty enthusiasm; that he displayed no commanding superiority of character. But when we remember the vast compass of his journeys, and the circumstances under which they were carried out; when we remember, too, how close an observer he was, and how rigidly accurate, and his plenitude of energy and perseverance-we feel that he is, beyond all cavil or question, entitled to be recognized as the king of mediaval travellers. "
- ISBN10 1312065796
- ISBN13 9781312065796
- Publish Date 3 April 2014
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook
- Language English