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Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer, writer, scholar and military officer. He was famous for his travels, languages, translations and discoveries in Asia, Africa and South America.
Learn about Sir Richard Burton, a British scholar and explorer who was the first European to discover Lake Tanganyika and to penetrate forbidden Muslim cities. Find out about his languages, his adventures, his translations, and his controversies.
A comprehensive overview of the biographies and sources of the famous explorer and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton. Learn about his early career, his travels, his controversies, and his legacy.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Richard Burton, who travelled in Asia and Africa, translated erotica and the Arabian Nights, and was knighted. Find out how he explored the Nile with John Speke and why they had a bitter feud.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer, writer, scholar, and soldier who spoke twenty-nine languages and travelled to Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Discover his journeys to Mecca, his translations of The Arabian Nights and The Kama Sutra, and his controversial views on colonialism.
The Complete Works of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton, including his journal articles, together with the standard biographies, numerous portraits, images and critical commentary.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir Richard Burton, an English scholar-explorer and Orientalist who traveled to many regions and wrote 30 volumes of translations. Find out his contributions to the Arabian Nights, the Nile expedition, and the study of Muslim life.
