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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

Richard Francis Burton

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Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and America, as well as for his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. His best known achievements include: a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise at a time when Europeans were forbidden access on pain of death; an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights ; the publication of the Kama Sutra in English; a translation of The Perfumed Garden ; and his journey with John Hanning Speke as the first Europeans to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah describes the 1853 journey to make a Hajj which was to make Burton famous, detailing the laborious preparation and disguises he employed to avoid detection as a European which would have meant certain death, and the dangers encountered en route, including his caravan's attack by bandits. Reprinted from the Memorial Edition of 1893 which includes a preface by his widow, Lady Isabel Burton.

Language: English

Pages: 556

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Echo Library

Release: June 20, 2006

ISBN: 1406800996

ISBN 13: 9781406800999

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

Richard Francis Burton

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and America, as well as for his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. His best known achievements include: a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise at a time when Europeans were forbidden access on pain of death; an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights ; the publication of the Kama Sutra in English; a translation of The Perfumed Garden ; and his journey with John Hanning Speke as the first Europeans to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah describes the 1853 journey to make a Hajj which was to make Burton famous, detailing the laborious preparation and disguises he employed to avoid detection as a European which would have meant certain death, and the dangers encountered en route, including his caravan's attack by bandits. Reprinted from the Memorial Edition of 1893 which includes a preface by his widow, Lady Isabel Burton.

Language: English

Pages: 556

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Echo Library

Release: June 20, 2006

ISBN: 1406800996

ISBN 13: 9781406800999

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