The Travels of Marco Polo vs Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʻajāʾib al-asfār: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Travelers, Voyages and travels, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Cover of The Travels of Marco Polo

The Travels of Marco Polo Marco Polo · 1818 ★★★★☆ 3.6 461 pages · ≈ 8 h 32 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʻajāʾib al-asfār

Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʻajāʾib al-asfār Ibn Batuta · 1829 ★★★★☆ 4.0 111 pages · ≈ 2 h 03 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʻajāʾib al-asfār higher: 4.0 vs 3.6 from 4 votes.
Tuḥfat al-nuẓẓār fī gharāʾib al-amṣār wa-ʻajāʾib al-asfār is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 8 for The Travels of Marco Polo.

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