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Richard Francis Burton

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Richard Francis Burton was an explorer, translator, and writer whose books reflect an extraordinary range of travel, languages, and curiosity. His work brings together ethnographic observation, adventure narrative, and a restless appetite for cultures beyond Britain.

Readers search for Richard Francis Burton for classic travel writing and his influential translation of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. First Footsteps in East Africa, Zanzibar; City, Island, and Coast, and Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo show the breadth of his interests. He remains fascinating to readers drawn to exploration, empire, and literary audacity.

Books by Richard Francis Burton

The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night

The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night

Richard Francis Burton

Zanzibar; City, Island, and Coast

Zanzibar; City, Island, and Coast

Richard Francis Burton

A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, Now Entituled the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night

A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, Now Entituled the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night

Richard Francis Burton

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo

Richard Francis Burton

First Footsteps in East Africa

First Footsteps in East Africa

Richard Francis Burton

Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil; With a Full Account of the Gold and Diamond Mines. Also, Canoeing Down 1500 Miles of the Great River São Francisco, From Sabará to the Sea

Explorations of the Highlands of the Brazil; With a Full Account of the Gold and Diamond Mines. Also, Canoeing Down 1500 Miles of the Great River São Francisco, From Sabará to the Sea

Richard Francis Burton

Scinde; Or, the Unhappy Valley

Scinde; Or, the Unhappy Valley

Richard Francis Burton

The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California. By Richard F. Burton

The City of the Saints, and Across the Rocky Mountains to California. By Richard F. Burton

Richard Francis Burton

Goa, and the Blue Mountains Or Six Months of Sick Leave

Goa, and the Blue Mountains Or Six Months of Sick Leave

Richard Francis Burton

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah

Richard Francis Burton

Ultima Thule, Or, A Summer in Iceland; 1

Ultima Thule, Or, A Summer in Iceland; 1

Richard Francis Burton

Os Lusiadas

Os Lusiadas

Richard Francis Burton

Unexplored Syria: visits to the Libanus, the Tulúl el Safá, the Anti-Libanus, the northern Libanus, and the ʼAláh

Unexplored Syria: visits to the Libanus, the Tulúl el Safá, the Anti-Libanus, the northern Libanus, and the ʼAláh

Richard Francis Burton

Vikram and the Vampire; Or, Tales of Hindu Devilry

Vikram and the Vampire; Or, Tales of Hindu Devilry

Richard Francis Burton

Wanderings in Three Continents

Wanderings in Three Continents

Richard Francis Burton

Letters from the Battle-Fields of Paraguay

Letters from the Battle-Fields of Paraguay

Richard Francis Burton

The Gold-Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities, a Fortnight's Tour in North-Western Arabia [Ed. by Isabel, Lady Burton]

The Gold-Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities, a Fortnight's Tour in North-Western Arabia [Ed. by Isabel, Lady Burton]

Richard Francis Burton

The Book of the Sword

The Book of the Sword

Richard Francis Burton

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah

Richard Francis Burton

Falconry in the Valley of the Indus

Falconry in the Valley of the Indus

Richard Francis Burton

The Land of Midian (Revisited)

The Land of Midian (Revisited)

Richard Francis Burton

To The Gold Coast for Gold

To The Gold Coast for Gold

Richard Francis Burton

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah

Richard Francis Burton

The Kasîdah (Couplets) of Hâjî Abdû Al-Yazdi [Pseud.] A Lay of the Higher Law Translated and Annotated by His Friend and Pupil, F. B

The Kasîdah (Couplets) of Hâjî Abdû Al-Yazdi [Pseud.] A Lay of the Higher Law Translated and Annotated by His Friend and Pupil, F. B

Richard Francis Burton

The Jew, the Gypsy and El Islam (Classic Reprint)

The Jew, the Gypsy and El Islam (Classic Reprint)

Richard Francis Burton

A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry

A New System of Sword Exercise for Infantry

Richard Francis Burton

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Madinah and Meccah

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Madinah and Meccah

Richard Francis Burton

Etruscan Bologna

Etruscan Bologna

Richard Francis Burton

The Prairie Traveler A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions: with Illustrations, and Intineraries of the Principal Routes Between the Mississippi and the Pacific, and a Map

The Prairie Traveler A Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions: with Illustrations, and Intineraries of the Principal Routes Between the Mississippi and the Pacific, and a Map

Richard Francis Burton

The Nile Basin; Part 1, Showing Tanganyika to Be Ptolemy's Western Lake Reservoir A Memoir Read Before the Royal Geographical Society, November 14,

The Nile Basin; Part 1, Showing Tanganyika to Be Ptolemy's Western Lake Reservoir A Memoir Read Before the Royal Geographical Society, November 14,

Richard Francis Burton

A Glance at the 'passion-Play' [Of Oberammergau]

A Glance at the 'passion-Play' [Of Oberammergau]

Richard Francis Burton

Wit and Wisdom From West Africa; Or, a Book of Proverbial Philosophy, Idioms, Enigmas, and Laconisms

Wit and Wisdom From West Africa; Or, a Book of Proverbial Philosophy, Idioms, Enigmas, and Laconisms

Richard Francis Burton

The Sentiment of the Sword; a Countryhouse Dialogue. Edited, With Notes

The Sentiment of the Sword; a Countryhouse Dialogue. Edited, With Notes

Richard Francis Burton

Kama Sutra ( Illustrated Edition)

Kama Sutra ( Illustrated Edition)

Richard Francis Burton

Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Meccah and Medinah

Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Meccah and Medinah

Richard Francis Burton

Marocco and the Moors Being an Account of Travels, with a General Description of the Country and Its People

Marocco and the Moors Being an Account of Travels, with a General Description of the Country and Its People

Richard Francis Burton

Sind Revisited

Sind Revisited

Richard Francis Burton

A Glance at the "Passion-Play"

A Glance at the "Passion-Play"

Richard Francis Burton

The Book of the Thousands Nights and a Nights

The Book of the Thousands Nights and a Nights

Richard Francis Burton

Os Lusiadas; Volume I

Os Lusiadas; Volume I

Richard Francis Burton

Tales from the Arabian Nights

Tales from the Arabian Nights

Richard Francis Burton

Burton's Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah

Burton's Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah

Richard Francis Burton

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana

Richard Francis Burton

The Lake Region Of Central Africa, A Picture Of Exploration

The Lake Region Of Central Africa, A Picture Of Exploration

Richard Francis Burton

The Perfumed Garden

The Perfumed Garden

Richard Francis Burton

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah; Volume II

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah; Volume II

Richard Francis Burton

The Ogham-Runes and El-Mushajjar A Study (Classic Reprint)

The Ogham-Runes and El-Mushajjar A Study (Classic Reprint)

Richard Francis Burton

Sindh and the Races that Inhabit the valley of the Indus

Sindh and the Races that Inhabit the valley of the Indus

Richard Francis Burton

The Thermæ of Monfalcone. (Aqua Dei Et Vitae.)

The Thermæ of Monfalcone. (Aqua Dei Et Vitae.)

Richard Francis Burton

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah - Primary Source Edition

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah - Primary Source Edition

Richard Francis Burton

Premiers Pas Dans L'Afrique Orientale - Primary Source Edition

Premiers Pas Dans L'Afrique Orientale - Primary Source Edition

Richard Francis Burton

Camoens His Life and His Lusiads. A Commentary; 1

Camoens His Life and His Lusiads. A Commentary; 1

Richard Francis Burton

Forschungsreisen in Arabien und Ost-Afrika Nach Den Entdeckungen Von Burton, Speke, Krapf, Rebmann, Erhardt und Anderen, Erster Band - Primary Source

Forschungsreisen in Arabien und Ost-Afrika Nach Den Entdeckungen Von Burton, Speke, Krapf, Rebmann, Erhardt und Anderen, Erster Band - Primary Source

Richard Francis Burton

Voyage Aux Grands Lacs de L'Afrique Orientale (1862)

Voyage Aux Grands Lacs de L'Afrique Orientale (1862)

Richard Francis Burton

Arabian Nights

Arabian Nights

Richard Francis Burton

Wanderings in Three Continents - Primary Source Edition

Wanderings in Three Continents - Primary Source Edition

Richard Francis Burton

Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome With Notices of the So Called Amazons , the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present; V. 1

Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome With Notices of the So Called Amazons , the Grand Customs, the Yearly Customs, the Human Sacrifices, the Present; V. 1

Richard Francis Burton

Marocco and the Moors Being an Account of Travels, with a General Description of the Country and Its People - Primary Source Edition

Marocco and the Moors Being an Account of Travels, with a General Description of the Country and Its People - Primary Source Edition

Richard Francis Burton

Letters from the Battle-Fields of Paraguay - Primary Source Edition

Letters from the Battle-Fields of Paraguay - Primary Source Edition

Richard Francis Burton

Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration

Lake Regions of Central Africa: A Picture of Exploration

Richard Francis Burton

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