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Richard Francis Burton

British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat

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British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat (1821–1890)

Born 1821
Died 1890

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  • Cover of: Two trips to gorilla land and the cataracts of the Congo.

    First published in 1876 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1863 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Voyages du capitaine Burton: a la Mecque, aux grands lacs d'Afrique, et chez les Mormons. Abrégés par J. Belin-De Launay d'aprés le texte original et les traductions de Mme. H. Loreau.

    First published in 1870 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Nile basin: Part I. Showing Tanganyika to be Ptolemy's western lake reservoir

    First published in 1864 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Personal narrative of a pilgrimage to el Medinah and Meccah

    First published in 1857 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1872 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Captivity of Hans Stade of Hesse

    First published in 1874 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1873 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1883 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Arabian Nights

    First published in 2012 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1898 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: To The Holy Shrines

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    First published in 2011 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Personal narrative of a pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah

    First published in 1858 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû el-Yezdî

    First published in 1898 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Kasîdah (couplets) of Hâjî Abdû al-Yazdi: a lay of the higher law.

    First published in 1894 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A mission to Gelele, king of Dahome: With notices of the so called "Amazons," the grand customs, the yearly customs, the human sacrifices, the present state of the slave trade, and the Negro's place in nature

    First published in 1864 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat (1821–1890)

Born 1821
Died 1890
Subjects
Description and travel, Travel, History, Amazons, Black race, Descriptions et voyages, Ethnology, Folklore, Harari language, Arabs, Fairy tales, Gold mines and mining, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Burton, richard francis, sir, 1821-1890, Voyages and travels, Antiquities, Arabian peninsula, description and travel, Islam, Mormons, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Social life and customs, Tales, Translations into English, Accessible book
Places
Arabian Peninsula, Benin, Central Africa, West Africa, Hārer (Ethiopia), Mecca, Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Medina (Saudi Arabia), Somalia, India, Pakistan, Salt Lake City (Utah), Saudi Arabia, Sindh, Sindh (Pakistan), Utah, Arab countries, Ghana, Malabar Coast (India), Nile River, Nilgiri Hills (India), Somaliland, United States, Zanzibar, ARÁBIA SAUDITA
People
Richard Francis Burton Sir (1821-1890), John Hanning Speke (1827-1864), Adolfo Bioy Casares, Burton Speke, Ezra Buckley, Faucigny Lucinge, Herbert Ashe, Jesus Christ, Jorge Luis Borges
Time
19th century, 17th century, 1830-1875, 1850's, 1851-1950, 1854 Exploration East Africa, 1857, 1878, 1935-1947, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 19e siècle, ONE BOOK

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September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
September 3, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Added new photo
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