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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
Immediately popular when it first appeared around 1356, "The
Travels of Sir John Mandeville" became the standard account of the
East for several centuries?a work that went on to influence
luminaries as diverse as Leonardo da Vinci, Swift, and Coleridge.
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 journeyed to ?the lands beyond countries populated by
dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons, and pygmies. This translation
by the esteemed C.W.R.D. Moseley conveys the elegant style of the
original, making this an intriguing blend of fact and absurdity,
and offering wondrous insight into fourteenth- century conceptions
of the world.
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