[Burton, Sir Richard] McLynn, Frank.

Of No Country: An Anthology of the Works of Sir Richard Burton. Illustrations by Howard Phipps.

London and Sydney, Scribners, 1990. 16 cm x 24 cm. 211 pages. With several illustrations. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Clean inside with solid binding.

Includes for example the following: The Man / The Arabian Adventurer/ The African Explorer / North American Rover / The West African Consul / Traveller and War Correspondent in South America / Consul in Damascus / Poet, Translator and Sexologist etc.

″Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was an English explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He was famed for his travels and explorations in 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.” (Wikipedia)

″This anthology celebrates the achievements of a multi-talented man, who was also an outstanding wit and raconteur. It contains selected writings from the erudite to the erotic epitomising Burton’s unique and complex character. And it traces the colourful life and career – from his expulsion from Oxford to his controversial translation of Arabian Nights – of one of the most remarkable men of the nineteenth century.” (Publisher)

• Keywords: 19th Century · Ethnology · Explorations · Explorer · Translations · Travel · Travel and Adventure
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780356179865
• Inventory Number: 78253AB

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