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The Travels of Marco Polo, Vol. 1

tác giả Marco Polo · 115 phần · about 4 hours 2 minutes đọc

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Marco Polo là một thiếu niên người Venice, đi thuyền và cưỡi ngựa đến tận Trung Quốc cùng cha và chú mình. Ông làm việc cho vị vua vĩ đại Kublai Khan và thấy những thành phố, loài vật và phát minh châu Âu chưa từng nghe tới. Sau này, bị bắt trong một cuộc chiến, ông kể toàn bộ cuộc phiêu lưu cho một tù nhân khác, người đã viết lại. Cuốn sách của ông khiến người châu Âu mơ về phương Đông giàu có và kỳ diệu.

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Introduction6 min Prologue2 min Prologue, Chapter I: How the Two Brothers Polo Set Forth from Constantinople to Traverse the World1 min Prologue, Chapter II: How the Two Brothers Went on Beyond Soldaia2 min Prologue, Chapter III: How the Two Brothers, After Crossing a Desert, Came to the City of Bocara, and Fell in with Certain Envoys There1 min Prologue, Chapter IV: How the Two Brothers Took the Envoys’ Counsel, and Went to the Court of the Great Kaan1 min Prologue, Chapter V: How the Two Brothers Arrived at the Court of the Great Kaan1 min Prologue, Chapter VI: How the Great Kaan Asked All About the Manners of the Christians, and Particularly About the Pope of Rome1 min Prologue, Chapter VII: How the Great Kaan Sent the Two Brothers as His Envoys to the Pope2 min Prologue, Chapter VIII: How the Great Kaan Gave Them a Tablet of Gold, Bearing His Orders in Their Behalf1 min Prologue, Chapter IX: How the Two Brothers Came to the City of Acre1 min Prologue, Chapter X: 1 min Prologue, Chapter XI: How the Two Brothers Set Out from Acre, and Mark Along with Them1 min Prologue, Chapter XII: How the Two Brothers Presented Themselves Before the New Pope1 min Prologue, Chapter XIII: How Messer Nicolo and Messer Maffeo Polo, Accompanied by Mark, Travelled to the Court of the Great Kaan1 min Prologue, Chapter XIV: How Messer Nicolo and Messer Maffeo Polo and Marco Presented Themselves Before the Great Kaan1 min Prologue, Chapter XV: How the Emperor Sent Mark on an Embassy of His1 min Prologue, Chapter XVI: How Mark Returned from the Mission Whereon He Had Been Sent2 min Prologue, Chapter XVII: How Messer Nicolo, Messer Maffeo, and Messer Marco, Asked Leave of the Great Kaan to Go Their Way3 min Prologue, Chapter XVIII: How the Two Brothers and Messer Marco Took Leave of the Great Kaan, and Returned to Their Own Country4 min Book I, Chapter I: Here the Book Begins; and First It Speaks of the Lesser Hermenia1 min Book I, Chapter II: Concerning the Province of Turcomania1 min Book I, Chapter III: Description of the Greater Hermenia2 min Book I, Chapter IV: Of Georgiania and the Kings Thereof3 min Book I, Chapter V: Of the Kingdom of Mausul1 min Book I, Chapter VI: Of the Great City of Baudas, and How It Was Taken3 min Book I, Chapter VII: How the Calif of Baudas Took Counsel to Slay All the Christians in His Land2 min Book I, Chapter VIII: How the Christians Were in Great Dismay Because of What the Calif Had Said2 min Book I, Chapter IX: How the One-eyed Cobler Was Desired to Pray for the Christians1 min Book I, Chapter X: How the Prayer of the One-eyed Cobler Caused the Mountain to Move3 min Book I, Chapter XI: Of the Noble City of Tauris1 min Book I, Chapter XII: Of the Monastery of St. Barsamo on the Borders of Tauris1 min Book I, Chapter XIII: Of the Great Country of Persia; with Some Account of the Three Kings2 min Book I, Chapter XIV: What Befell When the Three Kings Returned to Their Own Country2 min Book I, Chapter XV: Of the Eight Kingdoms of Persia, and How They Are Named2 min Book I, Chapter XVI: Concerning the Great City of Yasdi1 min Book I, Chapter XVII: Concerning the Kingdom of Kerman2 min Book I, Chapter XVIII: Of the City of Camadi and Its Ruins; Also Touching the Carauna Robbers4 min Book I, Chapter XIX: Of the Descent to the City of Hormos6 min Book I, Chapter XX: Of the Wearisome and Desert Road That Has Now to Be Travelled2 min Book I, Chapter XXI: Concerning the City of Cobinan and the Things That Are Made There1 min Book I, Chapter XXII: Of a Certain Desert That Continues for Eight Days’ Journey1 min Book I, Chapter XXIII: Concerning the Old Man of the Mountain2 min Book I, Chapter XXIV: How the Old Man Used to Train His Assassins2 min Book I, Chapter XXV: How the Old Man Came by His End1 min Book I, Chapter XXVI: Concerning the City of Sapurgan1 min Book I, Chapter XXVII: Of the City of Balc1 min Book I, Chapter XXVIII: Of Taican, and the Mountains of Salt. Also of the Province of Casem2 min Book I, Chapter XXIX: Of the Province of Badashan4 min Book I, Chapter XXX: Of the Province of Pashai1 min Book I, Chapter XXXI: Of the Province of Keshimur2 min Book I, Chapter XXXII: Of the Great River of Badashan2 min Book I, Chapter XXXIII: Of the Kingdom of Cascar1 min Book I, Chapter XXXIV: Of the Great City of Samarcan3 min Book I, Chapter XXXV: Of the Province of Yarcan1 min Book I, Chapter XXXVI: Of a Province Called Cotan1 min Book I, Chapter XXXVII: Of the Province of Pein1 min Book I, Chapter XXXVIII: Of the Province of Charchan1 min Book I, Chapter XXXIX: Of the City of Lop and the Great Desert2 min Book I, Chapter XL: Concerning the Great Province of Tangut4 min Book I, Chapter XLI: Of the Province of Camul2 min Book I, Chapter XLII: Of the Province of Chingintalas2 min Book I, Chapter XLIII: Of the Province of Sukchur1 min Book I, Chapter XLIV: Of the City of Campichu2 min Book I, Chapter XLV: Of the City of Etzina1 min Book I, Chapter XLVI: Of the City of Caracoron2 min Book I, Chapter XLVII: Of Chinghis, and How He Became the First Kaan of the Tartars2 min Book I, Chapter XLVIII: How Chinghis Mustered His People to March Against Prester John2 min Book I, Chapter XLIX: How Prester John Marched to Meet Chinghis2 min Book I, Chapter L: The Battle Between Chinghis Kaan and Prester John1 min Book I, Chapter LI: Of Those Who Did Reign After Chinghis Kaan, and of the Customs of the Tartars2 min Book I, Chapter LII: Concerning the Customs of the Tartars2 min Book I, Chapter LIII: Concerning the God of the Tartars1 min Book I, Chapter LIV: Concerning the Tartar Customs of War5 min Book I, Chapter LV: Concerning the Administering of Justice Among the Tartars2 min Book I, Chapter LVI: Sundry Particulars of the Plain Beyond Caracoron2 min Book I, Chapter LVII: Of the Kingdom of Erguiul, and Province of Sinju3 min Book I, Chapter LVIII: Of the Kingdom of Egrigaia1 min Book I, Chapter LIX: Concerning the Province of Tenduc, and the Descendants of Prester John3 min Book I, Chapter LX: Concerning the Kaan’s Palace of Chagannor2 min Book I, Chapter LXI: Of the City of Chandu, and the Kaan’s Palace There9 min Book II, Chapter I: Of Cublay Kaan, the Great Kaan Now Reigning, and of His Great Puissance1 min Book II, Chapter II: Concerning the Revolt of Nayan, Who Was Uncle to the Great Kaan Cublay2 min Book II, Chapter III: How the Great Kaan Marched Against Nayan2 min Book II, Chapter IV: Of the Battle That the Great Kaan Fought with Nayan4 min Book II, Chapter V: How the Great Kaan Caused Nayan to Be Put to Death2 min Book II, Chapter VI: How the Great Kaan Went Back to the City of Cambaluc1 min Book II, Chapter VII: How the Kaan Rewarded the Valour of His Captains3 min Book II, Chapter VIII: Concerning the Person of the Great Kaan2 min Book II, Chapter IX: Concerning the Great Kaan’s Sons1 min Book II, Chapter X: Concerning the Palace of the Great Kaan7 min Book II, Chapter XI: Concerning the City of Cambaluc3 min Book II, Chapter XII: How the Great Kaan Maintains a Guard of Twelve Thousand Horse, Which Are Called Keshican1 min Book II, Chapter XIII: The Fashion of the Great Kaan’s Table at His High Feasts5 min Book II, Chapter XIV: Concerning the Great Feast Held by the Grand Kaan Every Year on His Birthday2 min Book II, Chapter XV: Of the Great Festival Which the Kaan Holds on New Year’s Day3 min Book II, Chapter XVI: 2 min Book II, Chapter XVII: How the Great Kaan Enjoineth His People to Supply Him with Game1 min Book II, Chapter XVIII: Of the Lions and Leopards and Wolves That the Kaan Keeps for the Chase1 min Book II, Chapter XIX: Concerning the Two Brothers Who Have Charge of the Kaan’s Hounds2 min Book II, Chapter XX: How the Emperor Goes on a Hunting Expedition8 min Book II, Chapter XXI: Rehearsal of the Way the Year of the Great Kaan Is Distributed2 min Book II, Chapter XXII: Concerning the City of Cambaluc, and Its Great Traffic and Population3 min Book II, Chapter XXIII: [concerning the Oppressions of Achmath the Bailo, and the Plot That Was Formed Against Him8 min Book II, Chapter XXIV: 5 min Book II, Chapter XXV: Concerning the Twelve Barons Who Are Set Over All the Affairs of the Great Kaan2 min Book II, Chapter XXVI: How the Kaan’s Posts and Runners Are Sped Through Many Lands and Provinces6 min Book II, Chapter XXVII: How the Emperor Bestows Help on His People, When They Are Afflicted with Dearth or Murrain1 min Book II, Chapter XXVIII: How the Great Kaan Causes Trees to Be Planted by the Highways1 min Book II, Chapter XXIX: Concerning the Rice-wine Drunk by the People of Cathay1 min Book II, Chapter XXX: Concerning the Black Stones That Are Dug in Cathay, and Are Burnt for Fuel1 min Book II, Chapter XXXI: How the Great Kaan Causes Stores of Corn to Be Made, to Help His People Withal in Time of Dearth1 min Book II, Chapter XXXII: Of the Charity of the Emperor to the Poor2 min Book II, Chapter XXXIII: [concerning the Astrologers in the City of Cambaluc.]3 min Book II, Chapter XXXIV: Concerning the Religion of the Cathayans; Their Views as to the Soul; and Their Customs3 min