The Riddle and the Knight: In search of Sir John Mandeville

The Riddle and the Knight: In search of Sir John Mandeville

1996 • 291 pages

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Milton's first book, "The Riddle and the Knight", is part travelogue, part historical mystery, and a fascinating account of the legend of Sir John Mandeville, a long-forgotten knight who was once the most famous writer in medieval Europe.


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An amusing and simple enough book, in which the author visits some of the locations in Mandeville's The Travels, and tables various research to determine whether Mandeville really travelled there, or whether the book is made up, or plagiarised from other contemporary accounts.

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