Autor: Sir Richard F. Burton

"The history of the sword is the history of humanity." With these words, British author, Victorian scholar, and world traveler Richard Burton begins his eloquent and exceptionally erudite his …

There was once a king known for his ravenous desire and destructive passion. His rapine hunger devoured many women and left them dead with his throes of passion. King Shahryar was known for his lust, …

In which a man deceives a woman In Benares once reigned a mighty prince, by name Pratapamukut, to whose eighth son Vajramukut happened the strangest adventure. One morning, the young man, accompanied …

O King Vikram, listen to the true story which I am about to tell thee Thus begins Vikram and the Vampire, British Orientalist Richard F. Burton s classic retelling of the Sanskrit Vetala Panchavimsha …