Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls: Marco Polo

`You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder...`
In this selection from Marco Polo`s famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves...
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Marco Polo (1254-1324). Polo`s Travels are available in Penguin Classics.