The Travels of Marco Polo (Part 1)

Marco Polo

⏱ 7 minAdventure classic

Part 1 of 2. A Venetian merchant's son sets out along the roads to Cathay — past a caliph starved in his own treasure-tower, the false paradise of the Old Man of the Mountain, the roof of the world where fire burns dim, and a desert whose spirits call travellers by name to their deaths.

Listen to the whole of The Travels of Marco Polo (Part 1) in about 7 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.