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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: To the Gold Coast for Gold: A Personal Narrative. Vol. I + Note Pages

    First published in 2011 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Selections from the Arabian nights

    First published in 1900 5 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition selectionsfromar00burt Cover of edition arabiannights0000rich Cover of edition selectionsfromar0000sirr
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  • Cover of: Tales from the Arabian nights

    First published in 2011 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition talesfromarabian0000unse_h3s7 Cover of edition thearabiannights0000unse_c7t0
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    First published in 1930 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The city of the saints: and across the Rocky Mountains to California.

    First published in 1861 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition cityofsaintsacro0000burt
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  • Cover of: The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû el-Yezdî

    First published in 1908 4 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Supplemental nights to the Book of the thousand nights and a night: Volume IV

    First published in 1886 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition supplementaln04burtiala Cover of edition plainliteraltran04burtuoft Cover of edition plainliteraltransup04burt
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  • Cover of: Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night; a Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, with Introd. , Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men and a Terminal Essay upon the History of the Nights; Volume 2

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  • Cover of: The kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû el-Yezdî

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  • Cover of: Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil: With a Full Account of the Gold and Diamond Mines. Also, Canoeing Down 1500 Miles of the Great River São Francisco, from Sabará to the Sea; Volume 1

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  • Cover of: The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû el-Yezdî.

    First published in 1924 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The lake regions of Central Africa: a picture of exploration.

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  • Cover of: Goa And The Blue Mountains Or Six Months Of Sick Leave

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  • Cover of: The Kasidah Of Haji Abdu El-yezdi

    First published in 1942 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Zanzibar: City, Island and Coast

    First published in 1972 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Arabian Nights: The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night

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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, Fiction, Classic Literature, Ethnology, Burton, richard francis, sir, 1821-1890, Harari language, Amazons, Gold mines and mining, Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Antiquities, Black race, Folklore, History, Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages, Africa, west, description and travel, Descriptions et voyages, Fairy tales, Translations into English, Arabian peninsula, description and travel, Mecca (saudi arabia), Mormons, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Voyages and travels, Africa, central, description and travel
Places
Arabian Peninsula, Benin, Central Africa, Mecca, Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Medina (Saudi Arabia), Saudi Arabia, West Africa, Hārer (Ethiopia), Sindh (Pakistan), Salt Lake City (Utah), Somalia, Syria, Utah, Brazil, East Africa, India, Nile River, Somaliland, Zanzibar, Arab countries, Congo River, Ghana, Pakistan, Sindh
People
Richard Francis Burton Sir (1821-1890), John Hanning Speke (1827-1864), Luís de Camões (1524?-1580), Adolfo Bioy Casares, Burton Speke, Ezra Buckley, Faucigny Lucinge, Herbert Ashe, Jesus Christ, Jorge Luis Borges, Priapus (Greek deity)
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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  • SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON
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  • Richard F. Burton
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  • Bo dun (Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890)
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  • S. I. R. Richard BURTON
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  • RICHARD F. BURTON
  • Burton, Richard, Sir, 1821-1890
  • Burton, Richard Francis Sir
  • Richard F Burton
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  • Sir Richard Burton
  • Sir Richard Francis BURTON
  • RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON

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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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May 3, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import