num_pages: 230
description: In 1322, Sir John Mandeville left England to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Thirty-four years later he returned, claiming not only to have visited the Holy Land but also to have traveled to India, China, Tibet &amp; Java. His book -- "The Travels" -- lit the way for the great expeditions of the Renaissance, &amp; his adventures provided inspiration for writers such as Shakespeare, Coleridge, &amp; Swift. Yet by the 19th cent., he was all but ignored by scholars, &amp; his descriptions of monsters &amp; strange peoples were discredited. Intrigued by Mandeville, Milton set off in his footsteps in order to test his amazing claims &amp; to attempt to solve the riddle of the knight. This brilliant piece of detective work restores Mandeville to his rightful place in the history of lit. &amp; exploration.
language: English
title: Riddle And The Knight: In Search Of Sir John Mandeville, The World's Greatest Traveller
titlecomplete: Riddle And The Knight: In Search Of Sir John Mandeville, The World's Greatest Traveller
genres: Adventure, History, Travel, Medieval History, Asia, European History, Biography, Memoir, Nonfiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 527
publisher: Diane Pub Co