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The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville

Giles Milton

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Prose: non-fiction, British & Irish history, Asian history, Middle Eastern history

Bestselling author of NATHANIEL'S NUTMEG, Giles Milton, takes us on an extraordinary journey and uncovers the answer to one of greatest historical riddles

In 1322 Sir John Mandeville left England on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Thirty-four years later, he returned, claiming to have visited not only Jerusalem, but India, China, Java, Sumatra and Borneo as well.

His book about that voyage, THE TRAVELS, was heralded as the most important book of the Middle Ages as Mandeville claimed his voyage proved it was possible to circumnavigate the globe.
In the nineteenth century sceptics questioned his voyage, and even doubted he had left England.

THE RIDDLE AND THE KNIGHT sets out to discover whether Mandeville really could have made his voyage or whether, as is claimed, THE TRAVELS was a work of imaginative fiction. Bestselling historian Giles Milton unearths clues about the journey and reveals that THE TRAVELS is built upon a series of riddles which have, until now, remained unsolved.

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Praise for The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville

  • Milton is a great storyteller ... he sets about filling in the historical gaps with relish, using his considerable imagination to conjure mood from dry parchment - Sunday Express

  • Grippingly told true adventure story - Daily Mail

  • 'Milton has a terrific eye for the kind of detail that can bring the past vividly to life'. - The Spectator

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Giles Milton

Giles Milton is a writer and historian. He is the bestselling author of Nathaniel's Nutmeg, Big Chief Elizabeth, The Riddle and the Knight, White Gold, Samurai William, Paradise Lost and, most recently, Wolfram. He has also written two novels and three children's books, two of them illustrated by his wife Alexandra. He lives in South London.

Find out more about Giles and his books on his website, www.gilesmilton.com, and Wikipedia page, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_Milton, follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/survivehistory and like him on Facebook at facebook.com/pages/Giles-Milton-Writer/121068034610842.

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