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Richard Francis Burton

Born

in Torquay, Devon, England, The United Kingdom

March 19, 1821

Died

October 20, 1890

Website

http://burtoniana.org/

Genre

Travel, Philosophy, Religion

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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 ...more

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	Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure Magic and Romance by Richard Francis Burton, Isabel Burton (Editor) 3.70 avg rating — 616 ratings — published 1000 — 291 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah and Meccah: Volume 1 3.95 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 1857 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Book of the Sword: With 293 Illustrations 3.81 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1884 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah 3.82 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1856 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Footsteps in East Africa by Richard Francis Burton, Gordon Waterfield (Editor) 3.62 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1856 — 188 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah And Meccah: Volume 2 4.09 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1906 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To the Holy Shrines 3.23 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 1855 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kasidah of Haji Abdu El-Yezdi 4.10 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1880 — 148 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Illustrated Kama Sutra, Ananga-Ranga and Perfumed Garden: The Classic Eastern Love Texts by Richard Francis Burton (Editor), Mallanaga Vātsyāyana, Umar ibn Muhammed al-Nefzawi 3.86 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1991 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Footsteps in East Africa, or an Exploration of Harar Volume Two 3.64 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1856 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Lake Regions of Central Africa (3 books)
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“Little islands are all large prisons; one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.”
― Sir Richard Francis Burton

tags: coast, island-living, sea

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“The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshiped anything but himself.”
― Richard Francis Burton, The Book of a Thousand Nights and One Night: 17 Volumes, Complete

tags: organized-religion, religion, there-is-no-god-but-man

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“If you can’t laugh together in bed, the chances are you are incompatible, anyway. I’d rather hear a girl laugh well than try to turn me on with long, silent, soulful, secret looks. If you can laugh with a woman, everything else falls into place.”
― Richard Burton

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