The riddle and the knight
in search of Sir John Mandeville, the world's greatest traveler
1st American ed.
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Author
Publication
2001 - Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
57,500 words, Guess
Page Count
230 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveriddleknightinse00milt
- ISBN-100374249970
- ISBN-139780374249977
- LibraryThing139590
- Goodreads954176
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2001033644
- Open LibraryOL3946945M
Classifications
- DDC915.04/2
- DDCB
- LCCPR2053 .M55 2001
Description
Reveals the life of the medieval knight whose accounts of journeys to Jerusalem, India, China, Tibet, and Sumatra inspired explorers and writers, but who was later discredited and ignored.
First Sentence
In the days when gods dwelt in temples, a soldier named Alban was converted to Christianity.
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Genres
- Biography
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