Richard Francis Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator and diplomat. Burton's best-known achievements include a well-documented journey to Mecca, in disguise; an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights; the publication of the Kama Sutra in English and an expedition with J. H. Spake to discover the source of Nile. E-artnow present his greatest works as an author, translator and explorer. His works and the works about his life act as the true legacy of his untamed travel spirit and eternal curiosity.
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Translations:
Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana
Book of Thousand Nights and A Night (Complete Edition)
The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui
Ananga Ranga
Vikram and the Vampire
Travel Writings:
First Footsteps in East Africa
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah
To the Gold Coast for Gold
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo
Unexplored Syria
Historical Research:
A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry
The Sentiment of the Sword: A Country-House Dialogue
Poetry:
The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî
The Gulistan of Sa'di
Priapeia
Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus
Poem to His Wife
Alma Minha Gentil, Que Te Partiste
Em Quanto Quiz Fortuna Que Tivesse
Eu Cantarei De Amor Tao Docemente
No Mundo Poucos Annos, E Cansados
Que Levas, Cruel Morte? Hum Claro Dia
Ah! Minha Dinamene! Assim Deixaste
Biography and Further Readings:
Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright
Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life
Journal of the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by J. H. Speke
What Led to the Discovery of the Nile by J. H. Speke
Arabian Society in the Middle Ages
Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia

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