Sir Richard Francis Burton, (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages. (Wikipedia)
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: Ultima Thule; vol. 2/2 / or A Summer in Iceland
Burton was an eccentric, very well-informed Victorian explorer, better known for his travels in Asia and Africa. This is his account of a three-month trip to Iceland in the summer of 1872. He had, of …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: Vikram and the Vampire Or Tales of Hindu Devilry
‘The genius of Eastern nations, ‘ says an established and respectable authority, ‘was, from the earliest times, much turned towards invention and the love of fiction. The Indians, the Persians, and …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah Vol I & Vol II
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton’s 19th travelogue is simply fascinating. In disguise and (I’m assuming he’s accurate in this) at great risk to himself, Burton made a pilgrimage to Medina and …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: Vikram and the Vampire Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance
Vikram and the Vampire, translated and adapted by Sir Richard Burton, is a group of tales told by a baital (not really a vampire but a kind of spirit who can inhabit dead bodies) to King Vikram …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: First Footsteps in East Africa
Chock full of ethnographical information about the Muslims of Somalia, Richard Burton’s "First Footsteps in Africa" is a great look at a white man’s first forays into that area of the …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Vol I & Vol II
(Excerpt): "The notes which form the ground-work of these volumes have long been kept in the obscurity of manuscript: my studies of South America, of Syria and Palestine, of Iceland, and of …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: To The Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative Vol I & Vol II
(Excerpt): "Western Africa was the first field that supplied the precious metal to mediaeval Europe. The French claim to have imported it from Elmina as early as A.D. 1382. In 1442 Goncales …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 3 [Supplement]
With Notes Anthropological And Explanatory
Historically considered by Arabic scholars as a form of "low brow" literature and rarely regarded for its literary merits, The Arabian Nights, …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: Wanderings in Three Continents
Highly readable tales recount the rip-roaring adventures of swashbuckling pirates and buccaneers of the Spanish Main. Includes "The Ghost of Captain Brand, " "Tom Chist and the …
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Sir Richard Francis Burton: Goa and the Blue Mountains, or, Six Months of Sick Leave
Goa and the Blue Mountains, or, Six Months of Sick Leave is a travelogue written by Sir Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer and writer. The book details Burton’s journey through the Portuguese …
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