The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, vol. I

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Author

Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896

Title

The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, volume 1 (of 2) By His Wife, Isabel Burton

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Language

English

LoC Class

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Subject

Scholars -- Great Britain -- Biography

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Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 54578

Release Date

April 20, 2017

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.ISABEL BURTON. — WITH NUMEROUS PORTRAITS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND MAPS. — IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL. I. — CONSECRATION. — TO MY EARTHLY MASTER, — FOREWORD.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — CONSECRATION. — FOREWORD. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII. — CHAPTER XIV. — CHAPTER XV. — CHAPTER XVI. — CHAPTER XVII. — CHAPTER XVIII. — CHAPTER XIX. — CHAPTER XX. — CHAPTER XXI. — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
4. 4.THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON. — CHAPTER I. — THE EARLY DAYS OF RICHARD F. BURTON. — By himself. Copied from his private Journals. — Genealogy and Family. — " Facts connected with the Last Hours of Napoleon. — " The Bust of Buonaparte . — CHAPTER II. — RICHARD'S BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD. — CHAPTER III. — THE CHILDREN ARE BROUGHT TO ENGLAND. — CHAPTER IV. — OXFORD. — CHAPTER V. — GOING TO INDIA. — CHAPTER VI. — MY PUBLIC LIFE BEGINS. — CHAPTER VII. — THE REMINISCENCES WRITTEN FOR MR. HITCHMAN IN 1888—INDIA. — Richard Burton's Little Autobiography. — CHAPTER VIII. — ON RETURN FROM INDIA. — Mecca. — " The Late Sir Richard Burton. — To The Reader. — THE KASÎDAH (COUPLETS) OF HAJI ABDU EL-YEZDI. — CHAPTER IX. — HARAR—THE MOSLEM ABYSSINIA—THE TIMBUCTOO OF EAST AFRICA, THE EXPLORATION OF WHICH HAD BEEN ATTEMPTED IN VAIN BY SOME THIRTY TRAVELLLERS. — Ten Days at Harar—the Most Exciting Trial of all. — CHAPTER X. — WITH BEATSON'S HORSE. — CHAPTER XI. — BETWEEN THE CRIMEA AND THE LAKE REGIONS OF CENTRAL AFRICA. — Obituary in the "Gypsy Lore Society Journal," January, 1891. — " An Episode from the Life of Sir Richard Burton, by his Wife. — CHAPTER XII. — HIS EXPLORATION OF THE LAKE REGIONS, TAKING CAPTAIN SPEKE AS SECOND IN COMMAND. — My Foreword. — Zanzibar; and Two Months in East Africa. — Preliminary Canter. — Zanzibar. — CHAPTER XIII. — THE REAL START FOR TANGANYIKA IN THE INTERIOR. — CHAPTER XIV. — OUR REWARD—SUCCESS. — Differences begin between Speke and Richard. — A Few Details of the Lakes for Geographers. — Our Return. — Little Irons. — CHAPTER XV. — RICHARD AND I MEET AGAIN. — CHAPTER XVI. — WEST COAST OF AFRICA—RICHARD'S FIRST CONSULATE. — Gold in Africa. — CHAPTER XVII. — HIS FIRST LEAVE. — CHAPTER XVIII. — HOME. — "'WHO LAST WINS.' — Farewell Dinner to Captain R. F. Burton. — Nile. — CHAPTER XIX. — SANTOS, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL—RICHARD'S SECOND CONSULATE. — Santos, Brazil, his Second Consulate. — Richard's Account [3] of going down the Mine. — On nearing the Bottom. — Our separate Journeys. — " Captain Burton's Carbine-pistol and Projectile (patented). — " A Cavalry Pistol. — From the Press. — " Dr. Livingstone . — " The Sources of the Nile. — " The Sources of the Nile . — " A Card from the Isle of Africa. — " Name! Name! — CHAPTER XX. — DAMASCUS—HIS THIRD CONSULATE. — Our House. — Environs of Damascus. — Richard and Children. — " Burton at Damascus. — Buckle's Grave. — Syria. — Unexplored Syria. — No. 1. — No. 2. — The Wuld Ali. — Rashíd Pasha's Intrigue with the Druzes—My Account from Damascus. — Real Copy (translated) to the Shaykhs of the renowned Druze Mountain. — False Copy (translated) and sent to England. — Another Trip, described by Charley Drake . [10] — " Fais ce que dois, advienne que pourra. " — No. 1. — No. 2. — No. 3. — CHAPTER XXI. — RELIGION. — " The Christian Revival in Syria . — An Account of Richard Burton by Salih (nom de plume of an English Missionary at Damascus). — " The Recall of Captain Burton. — " Threatened Troubles in Syria. — " The Damascus Consulate . — " Revival of Christianity in Syria .

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