The Riddle and the Knight
Subtitle: In Search of Sir John Mandeville, the World's Greatest Traveller
Publisher: Picador
Published: November 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780312421298
Subjects: Adventurers & Explorers; Expeditions & Discoveries; Historical - General; History / Medieval; Medieval; History; Biography / Autobiography; History: World
First sentence: In the days when gods dwelt in temples, a soldier named Alban was converted to Christianity.