"e;First Footsteps in East Africa"e; by Sir Richard Francis Burton is a captivating example of African travel literature, documenting Burtons groundbreaking East Africa exploration in vivid expedition narratives. As one of Sir Richard Franci...More info...
Wanderings in Three Continents is a posthumously published travel book that gives a vivid account of the notable journeys undertaken via Sir Richard Burton. The book covers the duration from 1853 to 1870, taking pictures the liveliest and adventurous...More info...
Goa and the Blue Mountains, or, Six Months of Sick Leave is a travelogue written by Sir Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer and writer. The book details Burtons journey through the Portuguese colony of Goa and the surrounding Blue Mountains i...More info...
"e;A Mission to Gelele"e;, the former King of Dahomey, which has taken place in the 1860s, describes with minuteness the rituals of Dahomeyan "e;customs,"e; of which, before Captain Burtons visit, tales had been spread mixed with wil...More info...
Highly readable tales recount the rip-roaring adventures of swashbuckling pirates and buccaneers of the Spanish Main. Includes "e;The Ghost of Captain Brand,"e; "e;Tom Chist and the Treasure Box,"e; "e;Jack Ballisters Fortunes,&q...More info...
(Pub. Date: 12-Mar-2021, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Edition Erdmann in der marixverlag GmbH, ISBN-13: 9783843806770)
Richard Francis Burton war einer der größen Abenteurer aller Zeiten. Er sprach über 30 Sprachen, hatte als Muslim verkleidet Mekka und Medina besucht und auf einer sensationellen Expedition zu den Quellen des Nils den Tanganjikasee entdeckt. Als i...More info...
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I felt that I had no light task before me when I under took to ed...More info...
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I A head of cowries r: 2 shillings) keeps a poor man for about fo...More info...
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Page being broken up by closely printed notes, extracts from Morm...More info...
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The map and the lists of stations, dates, etc., have been drawn u...More info...
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility....More info...
The Baital-Pachisi, or Twenty-five Tales of a Baital is the history of a huge Bat, Vampire, or Evil Spirit which inhabited and animated dead bodies. It is an old, and thoroughly Hindu, Legend composed in Sanskrit, and is the germ which culminated in...More info...
The genius of Eastern nations, says an established and respectable authority, was, from the earliest times, much turned towards invention and the love of fiction. The Indians, the Persians, and the Arabians, were all famous for their fables. Among...More info...
(Excerpt): "e;Western Africa was the first field that supplied the precious metal to mediaeval Europe. The French claim to have imported it from Elmina as early as A.D. 1382. In 1442 Goncales Baldeza returned from his second voyage to the regions...More info...
Chock full of ethnographical information about the Muslims of Somalia, Richard Burtons "e;First Footsteps in Africa"e; is a great look at a white mans first forays into that area of the continent. (Goodreads)...More info...
(Excerpt): "e;The notes which form the ground-work of these volumes have long been kept in the obscurity of manuscript: my studies of South America, of Syria and Palestine, of Iceland, and of Istria, left me scant time for the labour of preparati...More info...
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burtons 19th travelogue is simply fascinating. In disguise and (Im assuming hes accurate in this) at great risk to himself, Burton made a pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca. His intimate observations of customs, daily life,...More info...
Vikram and the Vampire, translated and adapted by Sir Richard Burton, is a group of tales told by a baital (not really a vampire but a kind of spirit who can inhabit dead bodies) to King Vikram (described by Burton as the King Arthur of India). The s...More info...
(Pub. Date: 22-Mar-2018, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Charles River Editors, ISBN-13: 9781518340352)
Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.The Kama Sutra is a famous Indian Hindu text that is still considered the s...More info...
(Pub. Date: 06-Dec-2017, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: OK Publishing s.r.o., ISBN-13: 9788027236923)
Richard Francis Burtons translation of the Kama Sutra provides readers with a comprehensive guide to the art of love and sexuality in ancient India. The book delves into various sexual positions, techniques, and philosophies, offering a unique insig...More info...
(Pub. Date: 06-Dec-2017, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: OK Publishing s.r.o., ISBN-13: 9788027236947)
This annotated edition of the Kama Sutra stands as a pivotal compilation that traverses the ancient allure and contemporary analysis of Vatsyayanas classic treatise on love and intimacy. Enhanced by Richard Francis Burtons insightful annotations,...More info...
Explorer, soldier, Orientalist, cartographer, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat, Sir Richard Francis Burton is famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cul...More info...
The journey that made Richard Burton famous as a traveller and explorer in the nineteenth century was a pilgrimage to Mecca, which he carried out disguised as a Pashtun tribesman from what is now north-western Pakistan or Afghanistan. Having spent...More info...
The history of the sword, the author writes in his introduction, is the history of humanity. For centuries, the sword has been a symbol of power, strength, liberty, and courage. In the Middle Ages, the image of a sword was used to signify the word of...More info...
Probably one of the original story within a story books, Arabian nights is a selection of stories told by a young girl on her wedding night to a prince who has sworn to kill any girl who marries him. Her clever stories serve as cliff-hangers and...More info...
Richard Francis Burton war einer der größten Abenteurer aller Zeiten. Er sprach über 30 Sprachen, hatte als Muslim verkleidet Mekka und Median besucht und auf einer sensationellen Expedition zu den Quellen des Nils den Tanganjikasee entdeckt. Als...More info...
First published in 1883, this book contains Richard Francis Burtons English translation of the "e;Kama Sutra"e;. Believed to have been written between 400 BCE and 300 BCE, the "e;Kama Sutra"e; is an ancient Indian text originally wri...More info...
Subtitled A Study of Principles and Personality, this 1909 critical study of fiction views its subjects in light of romantic and realistic movements. The author offers critical essays on Richardson, Fielding, Scott, Sterne, Austen, Dickens, Thackeray...More info...
Part of the Beacon Biographies of Eminent Americans series, the New York Times called this 1901 biography of the American Quaker poet and abolitionist "e;unusually well depicted."e;...More info...
(Pub. Date: 06-Nov-2010, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Pub One Info, ISBN-13: 9782819939160)
pubOne.info present you this new edition. The Baital-Pachisi, or Twenty-five Tales of a Baital is the history of a huge Bat, Vampire, or Evil Spirit which inhabited and animated dead bodies. It is an old, and thoroughly Hindu, Legend composed in Sans...More info...
(Pub. Date: 06-Nov-2010, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Pub One Info, ISBN-13: 9782819946830)
pubOne.info present you this new edition. THIS book is aimed squarely at the theater-goer. It hopes to offer a concise general treatment upon the use of the theater, so that the person in the seat may get the most for his money; may choose his entert...More info...
(Pub. Date: 23-Oct-2010, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: Pub One Info, ISBN-13: 9782819909002)
Averse to writing, as well as to reading, diffuse Prolegomena, the author finds himself compelled to relate, at some length, the circumstances which led to the subject of these pages....More info...
(Pub. Date: 01-Jun-2010, PDF+DRM, Publisher: The Floating Press, ISBN-13: 9781775418252)
You may think that the vampire story is a genre that has its roots in nineteenth-century Europe, but in truth, virtually every culture has its own version of undead creatures who feed upon the living. This fascinating collection presents several vamp...More info...
(Pub. Date: 01-Jun-2010, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: The Floating Press, ISBN-13: 9781775418252)
You may think that the vampire story is a genre that has its roots in nineteenth-century Europe, but in truth, virtually every culture has its own version of undead creatures who feed upon the living. This fascinating collection presents several vamp...More info...
Vatsyayana, Richard Francis Burton, Shivaram Parashuram Bhide
(Pub. Date: 01-Jun-2010, PDF+DRM, Publisher: The Floating Press, ISBN-13: 9781775418245)
The Kama Sutra is the famous historical Indian text on love-making. In prose and verse it discusses the building blocks of a good life, good marital conduct and the attainment of a lover. The largest part of the text is devoted to sexual practices, i...More info...
Vatsyayana, Richard Francis Burton, Shivaram Parashuram Bhide
(Pub. Date: 01-Jun-2010, EPUB+DRM, Publisher: The Floating Press, ISBN-13: 9781775418245)
The Kama Sutra is the famous historical Indian text on love-making. In prose and verse it discusses the building blocks of a good life, good marital conduct and the attainment of a lover. The largest part of the text is devoted to sexual practices, i...More info...
(Pub. Date: 01-Jun-2010, PDF+DRM, Publisher: The Floating Press, ISBN-13: 9781776512256)
You may think that the vampire story is a genre that has its roots in nineteenth-century Europe, but in truth, virtually every culture has its own version of undead creatures who feed upon the living. This fascinating collection presents several vamp...More info...
Vatsyayana, Richard Francis Burton, Shivaram Parashuram Bhide
(Pub. Date: 01-Jun-2010, PDF+DRM, Publisher: The Floating Press, ISBN-13: 9781776512249)
The Kama Sutra is the famous historical Indian text on love-making. In prose and verse it discusses the building blocks of a good life, good marital conduct and the attainment of a lover. The largest part of the text is devoted to sexual practices, i...More info...
