Kyle Harrison
to-read
Il Milione
Why it’s on the list: The account of Asia and the Mongol world dictated by Marco Polo in a Genoese prison — the book that set Europe’s picture of the East for centuries.
Where I saw it: A reply to @typesfast’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/typesfast/status/1930617097068912787
Dictated at the end of the thirteenth century; no modern first-publication year is recorded here.