Il Milione
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Il Milione
| Full title | The Travels of Marco Polo (Il Milione) |
|---|---|
| Author | Marco Polo |
| Pages | 376 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| 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 heard about it
- A reply to @typesfast — named in answer to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in a thread on X, June 2025.
About this edition
Dictated at the end of the thirteenth century, so there is no single first-publication year; any modern translation will do.
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