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August 3, 2024, marks one hundred years since the death of Joseph Conrad, one of English literature’s most revered writers. Born in 1857 as Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski in Poland, he was raised in Russia due to his father being forced into exile there. After his parents died, his uncle brought him back to Poland and had […]
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Marco Polo (born c. 1254, Venice [Italy] – died January 8, 1324, Venice) a Venetian merchant and adventurer who travelled from Europe to Asia in 1271–95, remaining in China for 17 of those years, and whose Il milione (“The Million”), known in English as the Travels of Marco Polo, is a classic of travel literature. He was one of the first westerners to visit China. Marco […]
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