Project Gutenberg 2022-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 276 St. John, James Augustus 1795 1875 John, J. A. St. John, James Saint John, James Augustus John, James Augustus St. The lives of celebrated travellers, Vol. 1. (of 3) $aUnited States :$bJ. & J. Harper,$c1832. William de Rubruquis -- Marco Polo -- Ibn Batūta -- Leo Africanus -- Pietro della Valle -- Jean Baptiste Tavernier -- François Bernier -- Sir John Chardin -- Engelbert Kæmpfer -- Henry Maundrell. Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Lives of Celebrated Travellers, Vol. 1" by James Augustus St. John is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The volume explores the lives and journeys of renowned explorers and travellers throughout history, recounting their experiences and contributions to geography and culture. Through the narratives of figures like Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta, readers can expect an enlightening overview of the diverse peoples and places these adventurers encountered. The opening of the book sets the stage for an examination of celebrated explorers, beginning with William de Rubruquis, whose travels in the 13th century were spurred by a mission to convert the Tartars to Christianity. His journey, filled with encounters of cultural significance and hardship, introduces readers to the stark contrasts between his European background and the diverse customs of the Asian tribes he met. There is a vivid description of Rubruquis's travel experiences, detailing the awe he felt while witnessing the grandeur of the Tartar camps and the perils he confronted. As the narrative unfolds, the author emphasizes the importance of understanding these explorers not just as wanderers, but as pivotal figures in the dissemination of knowledge about distant lands and peoples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/livesofcelebrate01stjouoft 20190403060246stjohn 1832 US Reading ease score: 41.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Biography Travelers -- Biography Explorers -- Biography G Text Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 693813 2025-09-27T07:53:00.123200 text/html 670384 2024-10-18T23:43:43 text/html 513683 2025-09-27T07:53:07.637262 application/epub+zip 514134 2025-09-27T07:53:01.733245 application/epub+zip 378726 2025-09-27T07:53:00.867224 application/epub+zip 963074 2025-09-27T07:53:12.554143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920170 2025-09-27T07:53:06.838222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 769308 2022-09-30T21:46:03.220204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649075 2025-09-27T07:52:59.658216 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 629014 2024-10-18T23:43:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17855 2025-09-27T07:53:12.694144 application/rdf+xml 14073 2025-09-27T07:53:01.133250 image/jpeg 2350 2025-09-27T07:53:00.998224 image/jpeg 727923 2025-09-27T07:53:00.182260 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia