Very readable account of Marco Polo’s travels (and I’ve read the Penguin edition of the English translation of the original) to, in and around the empire of Kublai Khan – part history-part autobiography-part travelogue (13th and 21st century)-part historical source critical analysis. Fascinating.
William Dalrymple’s In Xanadu is worth reading too.
Amazon.co.k link: Xanadu – John Man