Edition |
1st American ed. |
Description |
910 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 807-894) and index. |
Summary |
Describes the accomplishments of the British explorer and scholar, and the relationship between him and his unconventional wife. |
Contents |
A Gipsy Childhood 1821-1840 -- Undergraduate to Griffin 1840-1842 -- Subaltern 1843-1845 -- Mirza Abdullah 1845-1846 -- Indian Summer 1846-1849 -- Miss Arundell 1831-1852 -- Flirtations 1849-1853 -- Pilgrim 1853 -- Dreams of Africa 1853-1854 -- Disaster in the Horn of Africa 1854-1855 -- With Beatson's Horse in the Crimea 1855-1856 -- Secret Engagement 1856 -- Scent of Cloves 1856-1857 -- Long Safari 1856-1857 -- Lake Regions 1857-1858 -- Betrayal Summer 1859 -- Turning Point 1859-1860 -- Prairie Traveller 1860 -- Marriage 1861 -- Consul in West Africa 1861-1863 -- Island Honeymoon 1863-1864 -- Source of the Nile 1861-1864 -- Duel September 1864 -- South American Interlude 1865-1868 -- Home Again 1868-1869 -- Destiny in Damascus 1869-1870 -- A Sweet Unrest 1870-1871 -- Pay, Pack and Follow! 1871-1873 -- Trieste - The Early Years 1873-1875 -- A Charming Day and no One Died 1876-1879 -- Lengthening Shadows 1879-1880 -- Arabian Nights 1881-1883 -- Kama Shastra - Paradigms of Passion 1883-1886 -- Bid the Winter Come 1887-1890 -- Actions and Reactions 1890-1891 -- 'Hermaphrodite' and the Pornographers 1891-1894 -- Last Tinkle of the Camel Bell 1894-1896. |
Provenance |
Gift of Dr. James H. Poivan, Professor of History, Emeritus. |
Subject |
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890.
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890. |
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Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 -- Marriage.
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Marriage. |
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Explorers' spouses -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Explorers' spouses. |
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Great Britain. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Subject |
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Explorers. |
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Scholars -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Scholars. |
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Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896.
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Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896. |
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Burton, Richard Francis. |
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Burton, Isabel. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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ISBN |
0393046729 |
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9780393046724 |
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