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The Adventures of Marco Polo, the Great Traveler

Edward Atherton · 1902

A 1902 retelling of Marco Polo's travels created for young readers as part of a home-reading book series.

Another later adaptation of Polo's travels for children, showing how his journeys were retold for new generations.

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Edward Atherton (ed.), The Adventures of Marco Polo, the Great Traveler, 1902. D. Appleton and Company, New York.

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What it is

This book, edited by Edward Atherton and published in 1902, is a popular retelling of Marco Polo's journeys for young readers. It is part of the Appletons' Home Reading Books series and is not Polo's original text.

Why it matters

The book reflects how educators of the early 1900s used adapted versions of historical travel accounts to teach reading and geography. It shows the lasting fascination with Polo's travels centuries after his life.

Look closer

  • Why might publishers choose to simplify Polo's story for a home reading series?
  • What might be gained or lost when a historical account is edited for a new audience?
  • What does the existence of such books tell us about Polo's continuing fame?

This book is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Marco Polo on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.

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