The Life of Sir Richard Burton
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The Life of Sir Richard Burton

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The Life of Sir Richard Burton

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Sir Richard Burton, the famous traveller, linguist, and anthropologist-"the Arabian Knight"-"the last of the demi-gods"-has been very generally regarded as the most picturesque figure of his time, and one of the most heroic and illustrious men that "this blessed plot... this England, " this mother of heroes every produced.

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Publisher
Books on Demand
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9783751901529
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. The Life of Sir Richard Burton
  2. Preface.
  3. Chapter I. 19th March 1821-October 1840
  4. Chapter II. October 1840-April 1842, Oxford
  5. Chapter III. April 1842-20th February 1847, Sind
  6. Chapter IV. 20th February 1847-1849. Under the Spell of Camoens
  7. Chapter V. 1849 to 3rd April, 1853, Chiefly Boulogne
  8. Chapter VI. 3rd April 1853 to 29th October 1854, Pilgrimage to Mecca
  9. Chapter VII. 29th October 1854—9th February, 1855 To Harar
  10. Chapter VIII. 9th February 1855-October 1856, The Crimea
  11. Chapter IX. December 1856-21st May 1859, The Unveiling of Isis
  12. Chapter X. 22nd January 1861-to August 1861, Mormons and Marriage
  13. Chapter XI. August 1861-November 1863, Fernando Po
  14. Chapter XII. 29th November 1863 to 15th September 1865, Gelele
  15. Chapter XIII. September 1865-October 1869 Santos, Burton's Second Consulate
  16. Chapter XIV. October 1869-16th August 1871, "Emperor and Empress of Damascus."
  17. Chapter XV. 16th August 1871-4th June 1872, "The Blackness of Darkness"
  18. Chapter XVI. 4th June 1872-24th October 1872, In Iceland
  19. Chapter XVII. 24th October 1872-12th May 1875, Trieste
  20. Chapter XVIII. 12th May 1875-18th June 1876, The Trip to India
  21. Chapter XIX. 18th June 1876-31st March 1877, Colonel Gordon
  22. Chapter XX. 31st March 1877 to 27th December 1879, Midian
  23. Chapter XXI. 27th December 1879-August 1881, Camoens
  24. Chapter XXII. August 1881-May 1882, John Payne
  25. Chapter XXIII. 20th May 1882-July 1883, The Meeting of Burton and Payne
  26. Chapter XXIV. July 1883-November 1883, The Palazzone
  27. Chapter XXV. 1883 to May 1885, The Kama Shastra Society
  28. Chapter XXVI. The Ananga Ranga or Lila Shastra
  29. Chapter XXVII. May 1885-5th Feb. 1886, A Glance through "The Arabian Nights"
  30. Chapter XXVIII. The Two Translations Compared
  31. Chapter XXIX. Burton's Notes
  32. Chapter XXX. 21st November 1885-5th June 1886 K. C. M. G.
  33. Chapter XXXI. Burton's Religion
  34. Chapter XXXII. 5th June 1886-15th April 1888, Burton and Social Questions: Anecdotes
  35. Chapter XXXIII. 19th March 1888-15th October 1888, The Last Visit to England "The Supplemental Nights"
  36. Chapter XXXIV. "The Scented Garden"
  37. Chapter XXXV. 15th October 1888 to 21st July 1890. Working at the "Catullus" and "The Scented Garden"
  38. Chapter XXXVI. "The Priapeia"
  39. Chapter XXXVII. Death of Sir Richard Burton
  40. Chapter XXXVIII. 20th October 1890-December 1890, The Fate of "The Scented Garden"
  41. Chapter XXXIX. January 1891 to July 1891, Lady Burton in England
  42. Chapter XL. July 1891-December 1893, O Tomb, O Tomb!
  43. Chapter XLI. Death of Lady Burton
  44. APPENDICES
  45. Footnotes:
  46. Copyright