false 57796148 1222058 964338 0141441437 9780141441436 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179856601m/964338.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/964338.The_Travels_of_Sir_John_Mandeville 3.30 43 The Travels of Sir John Mandeville became the standard account of the East for several centuries—a work that went on to influence luminaries as diverse as Leonardo da Vinci, Swift, and Coleridge. Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India, and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan’s army and to have journeyed to "the lands beyond"—countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons, and pygmies. This translation by the esteemed C.W.R.D. Moseley conveys the elegant style of the original, making this an intriguing blend of fact and absurdity, and offering wondrous insight into fourteenth- century conceptions of the world.]]> 326498 3.41 58 10 5 0 false Fri May 29 17:32:44 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 17:32:44 -0700 2009