The Riddle and the Knight

In Search of Sir John Mandeville

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Giles Milton

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Paperback / softback

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His book about that voyage, The Travels, was heralded as the most important book of the Middles Ages as Mandeville claimed his voyage proved it was possible to circumnavigate the globe. In the nineteenth century sceptics questioned his voyage, they even doubted he had left England. The Riddle and The Knight sets out to discover whether Mandeville really could have made his voyage or whether, as is claimed, The Travels was a work of imaginative fiction. Bestselling historian Giles Milton unearths clues about the journey and reveals that The Travels is built upon a series of riddles which have, until now, remained unsolved.

Author Biography:

Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles for most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications and specialises in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East.

Release date Australia

October 4th, 2001

Author

Giles Milton

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

b/w/ integrated

Pages

304

Dimensions

128x197x20

ISBN-13

9780340819456

Product ID

1732574

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