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About the Book :- In publishing the narrative of Friar William of Rubruck, a work which should rank as high in the literature of travel as that of Marco Polo, his better-known successor in the field of Asiatic exploration, the Hakluyt Society, the author thinks, not only renders a service to students, but performs an act of justice long due to a great, though much neglected, traveller, who for six hundred and fifty years has remained imperfectly known and appreciated. It must be a source of lasting regret to all members of the Society, but his high opinion of the narrative, expressed in several of his works, has already greatly contributed towards establishing the traveller`s unquestionable right to pre-eminence among the earliest European explorers of Asia, It is sincerely hoped that the present volume will further aid in showing the equity of Friar William`s claim to the highest recognition. The object of the editor has simply been to give an idea of the knowledge possessed by Western Europe concerning the Mongols down to the time of Friar William`s journey; and to show the sources of information of which that traveller could, and very probably did, avail himself as a preparation for his journey. This rare work is good for the students and common readers.
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ISBN : 9788121236515
Pages : 382
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