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Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls

`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…Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin`s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Marco Polo (1254-1324). Polo`s Travels are available in Penguin Classics.

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