Explorer, soldier, Orientalist, cartographer, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat, Sir Richard Francis Burton is famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. Burton's best-known achievements include a perilous journey to Mecca, an unexpurgated translation of ‘The One Thousand and One Nights’, the notorious publication of the ‘Kama Sutra’ and a fabled expedition in search of the source of the Nile. This comprehensive eBook presents Burton’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Burton’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * Includes rare books appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including THE CITY OF THE SAINTS and THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Famous works are fully illustrated with their original artwork * Includes Burton’s rare poetry translations, available in no other collection * Features three biographies, including the seminal text by the author’s wife - discover Burton’s incredible life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Books GOA AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS FALCONRY IN THE VALLEY OF THE INDUS A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF BAYONET EXERCISE PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF A PILGRIMAGE TO AL MADINAH AND MECCAH FIRST FOOTSTEPS IN EAST AFRICA THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA THE CITY OF THE SAINTS, AMONG THE MORMONS AND ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO CALIFORNIA THE GUIDE-BOOK. A PICTORIAL PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA AND MEDINA VIKRAM AND THE VAMPIRE OR TALES OF HINDU DEVILRY A NEW SYSTEM OF SWORD EXERCISE FOR INFANTRY TWO TRIPS TO GORILLA LAND AND THE CATARACTS OF THE CONGO THE LAND OF MIDIAN A GLANCE AT THE PASSION-PLAY TO THE GOLD COAST FOR GOLD THE KAMA SUTRA OF VATSYAYANA THE BOOK OF THE THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT THE PERFUMED GARDEN OF THE SHAYKH NEFZAWI THE JEW, THE GYPSY AND EL ISLAM THE SENTIMENT OF THE SWORD The Poetry Books STONE TALK THE LUSIADS THE KASIDAH OF HAJI ABDU EL-YEZDI CAMOENS. THE LYRICKS THE CARMINA OF CATULLUS The Biographies THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON by Thomas Wright THE ROMANCE OF ISABEL, LADY BURTON by Isabel Lady Burton and W. H. Wilkins BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON by James Sutherland Cotton Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks
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Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and the Americas as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian, and African languages. Burton's best-known achievements include travelling in disguise to Mecca, an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights (also commonly called The Arabian Nights in English after Andrew Lang's adaptation), bringing the Kama Sutra to publication in English, and journeying with John Hanning Speke as the first Europeans led by Africa's greatest explorer guide, Sidi Mubarak Bombay, utilizing route information by Indian and Omani merchants who traded in the region, to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Burton extensively criticized colonial policies (to the detriment of his career) in his works and letters. He was a prolific and erudite author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about subjects including human behaviour, travel, falconry, fencing, sexual practices, and ethnography. A unique feature of his books is the copious footnotes and appendices containing remarkable observations and unexpurgated information. He was a captain in the army of the East India Company serving in India (and later, briefly, in the Crimean War). Following this he was engaged by the Royal Geographical Society to explore the east coast of Africa and led an expedition guided by the locals and was the first European to see Lake Tanganyika. In later life he served as British consul in Fernando Po, Santos, Damascus and, finally, Trieste. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was awarded a knighthood (KCMG) in 1886.
