The British explorer Sir Richard F. Burton (1821–90) was a colourful and often controversial character. A talented linguist and keen ethnologist, he worked in India during the 1840s as an interpreter and intelligence officer for General Sir Charles Napier, and published several books about his experiences in 1851–2. He first gained celebrity, however, for his adventurous 1853 trip to Mecca, under the disguise of a pilgrim, which is described in this lively three-volume publication (1855–6). Few Europeans had ever visited the Muslim holy places; one of them was John Lewis Burckhardt, whose 1829 account is also reissued in this series. Volume 1 of Burton's book describes his arrival in Egypt, the weeks he spent in Alexandria and Cairo polishing his linguistic and cultural skills, and how, at the end of Ramadan, he travelled to Suez by camel, and from there by boat to Yanbu al-Bahr.
By:
Richard Francis Burton Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: Volume 1 Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 530g ISBN:9781108041980 ISBN 10: 1108041981 Series:Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah 3 Volume Set Pages: 418 Publication Date:29 December 2011 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
