Book description
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.
'Grippingly told true adventure story.' 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 two children's books, one of them
illustrated by his wife Alexandra. He lives in South London.
