Historical person
John Mandeville
1300–1372
John Mandeville is the supposed author and narrator of a widely read fourteenth-century travel book describing journeys to the Holy Land, Asia and fantastical regions. The author’s identity is uncertain, and the work combines borrowed geographical knowledge, religious instruction and marvel literature rather than a verifiable personal itinerary.
In non-fiction, John Mandeville is discussed in Giles Milton’s The Riddle and the Knight. In Giles Milton’s The Riddle and the Knight, the Travels of Sir John Mandeville claimed to record a knight’s journey through the eastern Mediterranean, Asia and lands filled with marvels.
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring John Mandeville (1 book)
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