He was an explorer, soldier, diplomat and scholar, both celebrated and despised. He was able to speak close to 30 languages and wrote 50 books and hundreds of articles. A popular biography, one of ...
Burton and the British Empire -- Early life -- India -- Arabia -- East Africa -- Crimean War -- Lakes of East Africa -- Life of a diplomat -- Translator -- Afterword -- Richard Francis Burton and his ...
Richard Francis Burton (1821–90) thirsted for and mastered knowledge in so many fields — from geography to sexology — that his real legacy for science is muddied. The flamboyant polymath was an ...
Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, Vol. 77 (2016), pp. 644-650 (7 pages) Wallen John, Burton Said and Postcolonial Theory: An Unreasonable Discourse, The Victorian, Vol – 1, Number-2, ...
Original 2-volume work published by Chatto and Windus, London, England, in 1883. AFA copy 39088019493881 Gift from Janet Stanley. The Sá Leonite at home and abroad -- From Sá Leone to Cape Palmas -- ...
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