Messer Marco Polo, Donn Byrne
Messer Marco Polo, Donn Byrne
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Messer Marco Polo

Author: Donn Byrne

Narrator: Efrem Zimbalist, Jr.

Unabridged: 2 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2006

Categories: Children's Fiction

Synopsis

Messer Marco Polo is the fictionalized account of the travels of Marco Polo as told by Malichi Campbell, an Ulsterman. Polo is described as falling in love with the daughter of Kubla Khan. After her magicians save him from death in the desert, he stays and marries her. Following her death, Polo returns to Venice as an old man.

About Donn Byrne

Donn Byrne (1889-1929) was born Brian Oswald Patrick Donn-Byrne. In 1907 he went to the University of Dublin to study romance languages and then continued his education at the Sorbonne and Leipzig University with the hope of becoming a diplomat. This interest soon waned, and he moved to New York in 1911 to become a writer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew on May 12, 2021

Lots of negative reviews on this book, but I rather liked it.......more

Goodreads review by Rhiannon on December 20, 2017

Loved the imagery and story! It has adventure, romance, and philosophy.......more

Goodreads review by John on August 22, 2012

An elderly Irishman tells the story of Marco Polo to his young American nephew. Magical. The descriptions of Venice, the journey across Asia, his courtship of the Khan's daughter and their lives is narrated in a lively manner that makes this fantastic yarn believable.......more

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