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The Life of Sir Richard Burton

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Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936
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  1. 1.THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON
  2. 2.By Thomas Wright — Author of "The Life of Edward Fitzgerald," etc. — Two Volumes in One — This Work is Dedicated to Sir Richard Burton's Kinsman And Friend, Major St. George Richard Burton, The Black Watch.
  3. 3.Preface.
  4. 4.Chapter I. 19th March 1821-October 1840 — Childhood and Youth
  5. 5.1. Torquay and Elstree.
  6. 6.2. Tours and Elstree.
  7. 7.3. Death of Richard Baker, 16th September 1824.
  8. 8.4. At School, Richmond, 1829.
  9. 9.5. The Continent Again.
  10. 10.Chapter II. October 1840-April 1842, Oxford
  11. 11.6. Trinity College, October 1840.
  12. 12.7. Expelled, April 1842.
  13. 13.Chapter III. April 1842-20th February 1847, Sind
  14. 14.8. To Bombay, 18th June 1842.
  15. 15.9. Baroda. The Bubu.
  16. 16.10. Karachi. Love of Disguise.
  17. 17.11. A Dangerous Mission, 1845.
  18. 18.12. The Persian Beauty.
  19. 19.13. A Simian Dictionary.
  20. 20.14. Duality.
  21. 21.Chapter IV. 20th February 1847-1849. Under the Spell of Camoens
  22. 22.Bibliography:
  23. 23.15. Goa and Camoens.
  24. 24.16. "Would you a Sufi be?"
  25. 25.17. Letter to Sarah Burton, 14th Nov. 1848.
  26. 26.18. Allahdad.
  27. 27.Chapter V. 1849 to 3rd April, 1853, Chiefly Boulogne
  28. 28.Bibliography:
  29. 29.19. A Motto from Ariosto.
  30. 30.20. Isabel Arundell & "My Dear Louisa." 1851.
  31. 31.21. Forster FitzGerald Arbuthnot 1853.
  32. 32.Chapter VI. 3rd April 1853 to 29th October 1854, Pilgrimage to Mecca
  33. 33.Bibliography: — 11. The Kasidah (commenced). 12. El Islam (commenced).
  34. 34.22. The Man Wants to Wander.
  35. 35.23. Haji Wali, 1853.
  36. 36.24. The Pilgrim Ship, 6th July 1853.
  37. 37.25. Medina.
  38. 38.26. Mecca.
  39. 39.27. Burton's Delight in Shocking.
  40. 40.28. El Islam.
  41. 41.Chapter VII. 29th October 1854—9th February, 1855 To Harar
  42. 42.Bibliography: 13. Pilgrimage to Al-Madimah and Meccah. 3 vols. 1855-1856.
  43. 43.29. At Aden. The Arabian Nights. Oct. 1854.
  44. 44.30. From Zeila to Harar, 27th November 1854 to 2nd January 1855.
  45. 45.31. At Harar.
  46. 46.32. From Harar to Berbera. 13th Jan. 1855-5th Feb. 1855.
  47. 47.33. The Fight at Berbera, 22nd April, 1855.
  48. 48.Chapter VIII. 9th February 1855-October 1856, The Crimea
  49. 49.Bibliography: — 14. First Footsteps in East Africa, 1856.
  50. 50.34. The Crimea.
  51. 51.35. Engaged to Isabel Arundell, August 1856.
  52. 52.Chapter IX. December 1856-21st May 1859, The Unveiling of Isis
  53. 53.Bibliography: — 15. Lake Regions of Equatorial Africa. 16. Vol. 33 of the Royal Geographical Society.
  54. 54.36. To Fuga. January to March 1857.
  55. 55.37. Zanzibar to Tanganyika, 26th June 1857 to 26th May 1858.
  56. 56.38. The Return Journey, 26th May 1858 to 13th February 1859.
  57. 57.Chapter X. 22nd January 1861-to August 1861, Mormons and Marriage
  58. 58.Bibliography: — 17. The City of the Saints, 1861.
  59. 59.39. We rushed into each other's arms. 22nd May, 1860.
  60. 60.40. Brigham Young. April 1860 to November 1860.
  61. 61.41. Marriage. 22nd January 1861.
  62. 62.42. At Lord Houghton's.
  63. 63.Chapter XI. August 1861-November 1863, Fernando Po
  64. 64.Bibliography:
  65. 65.43. African Gold.
  66. 66.44. Anecdotes.
  67. 67.45. Fans and Gorillas.
  68. 68.46. The Anthropological Society, 6th Jan. 1863.
  69. 69.Chapter XII. 29th November 1863 to 15th September 1865, Gelele
  70. 70.Bibliography:
  71. 71.47. Whydah and its Deity. 29th November 1863.
  72. 72.48. The Amazons.
  73. 73.49. "The Customs."
  74. 74.50. Death of Speke, 15th September 1864.
  75. 75.Chapter XIII. September 1865-October 1869 Santos, Burton's Second Consulate
  76. 76.Bibliography:
  77. 77.51. To Santos.
  78. 78.52. Aubertin. Death of Steinhauser, 27th July 1866.
  79. 79.53. The Facetious Cannibals.
  80. 80.54. Down the Sao Francisco.
  81. 81.The next event was a canoe journey which Burton made alone down the river Sao Francisco from its source to the falls
  82. 82.55. In Paraguay. August 15th to September 15th 1868. April 4th to April 18th 1869.
  83. 83.Chapter XIV. October 1869-16th August 1871, "Emperor and Empress of Damascus."
  84. 84.Bibliography:
  85. 85.56. Archbishop Manning and the Odd Fish.
  86. 86.57. 3rd Consulate, Damascus.
  87. 87.58. Jane Digby el Mezrab.
  88. 88.59. To Tadmor.
  89. 89.60. Palmer and Drake. 11th July 1870.
  90. 90.61. Khamoor.
  91. 91.62. The Shazlis.
  92. 92.63. The Recall. 16th August 1871.
  93. 93.Chapter XV. 16th August 1871-4th June 1872, "The Blackness of Darkness"
  94. 94.64. With Sir H. Stisted at Norwood. August 1871.
  95. 95.65. Reduced to £15.
  96. 96.66. An Orgie at Lady Alford's. 2nd November 1871.
  97. 97.67. The Tichborne Trial.
  98. 98.68. Khamoor at the Theatre.
  99. 99.Chapter XVI. 4th June 1872-24th October 1872, In Iceland
  100. 100.Bibliography:
  101. 101.69. In Edinburgh Again, 4th June 1872.
  102. 102.70. Wardour Castle, 5th July 1872.
  103. 103.71. St. George and Frederick Burton.
  104. 104.72. At the Athenaeum.
  105. 105.73. Jane Digby Again.
  106. 106.74. His Book on Zanzibar.
  107. 107.Chapter XVII. 24th October 1872-12th May 1875, Trieste
  108. 108.Bibliography:
  109. 109.75. Burton at Trieste, 24th October 1872.
  110. 110.76. At the Vienna Exhibition, 1873.
  111. 111.77. A Visit from Drake, June 1873.
  112. 112.78. Khamoor returns to Syria, 4th December 1874.
  113. 113.Chapter XVIII. 12th May 1875-18th June 1876, The Trip to India
  114. 114.Bibliography:
  115. 115.79. Visit to England, 12th May 1875.
  116. 116.80. Tonic Bitters.
  117. 117.81. A Trip to India, December 1875, 18th June 1876.
  118. 118.82. Arbuthnot Again. Rehatsek.
  119. 119.83. In Sind.
  120. 120.84. Golconda.
  121. 121.Chapter XIX. 18th June 1876-31st March 1877, Colonel Gordon
  122. 122.85. Ariosto.
  123. 123.86. Death of Rashid Pasha, 24th June 1876.
  124. 124.87. Colonel Gordon 1877.
  125. 125.88. Jane Digby the Second.
  126. 126.89. The Old Baronetcy. 18th January 1877.
  127. 127.Chapter XX. 31st March 1877 to 27th December 1879, Midian
  128. 128.Bibliography:
  129. 129.90. "The New Joseph." 31st March 1877-21st April 1877. 19th October 1877-20th April 1878.
  130. 130.Burton now felt that the time was ripe to broach his views concerning the golden Chersonese to the Khedive (Ismail), and
  131. 131.91. More Advice to "Lazybones." 8th May 1877.
  132. 132.92. Haji Wali Again.
  133. 133.93. Graffiti.
  134. 134.94. Letter to Sir Henry Gordon, 4th July 1878.
  135. 135.95. Death of Maria Stisted, 12th November 1878.
  136. 136.96. Burton's "Six Senses."
  137. 137.97. Still thinking of Midian. April-December 1879.
  138. 138.Chapter XXI. 27th December 1879-August 1881, Camoens
  139. 139.Bibliography
  140. 140.98. The Lusiads.
  141. 141.99. At Ober Ammergau, August 1880.
  142. 142.100. Mrs. Burton's Advice to Novelists. 4th September 1880.
  143. 143.101. The Kasidah, 1880.
  144. 144.102. Lisa.
  145. 145.Chapter XXII. August 1881-May 1882, John Payne
  146. 146.103. With Cameron at Venice, August 1881.
  147. 147.104. John Payne, November 1881.
  148. 148.105. To the Gold Coast, 25th November 1881-20th May 1882.
  149. 149.Chapter XXIII. 20th May 1882-July 1883, The Meeting of Burton and Payne
  150. 150.Bibliography
  151. 151.106. Mrs. Grundy begins to roar. May 1882.
  152. 152.107. The Search for Palmer, October 1882.
  153. 153.Chapter XXIV. July 1883-November 1883, The Palazzone
  154. 154.108. Anecdotes of Burton.
  155. 155.109. Burton and Mrs. Disraeli.
  156. 156.110. "I am an Old English Catholic."
  157. 157.111. Burton begins his Translation, April 1884.
  158. 158.112. The Battle over the Nights.
  159. 159.113. Completion of Mr. Payne's Translation.
  160. 160.Chapter XXV. 1883 to May 1885, The Kama Shastra Society
  161. 161.Bibliography: — 69. Publications of the Kama Shastra Society.
  162. 162.114. The Azure Apollo.
  163. 163.115. The Kama Sutra.
  164. 164.Chapter XXVI. The Ananga Ranga or Lila Shastra
  165. 165.Bibliography: — 70. The Book of the Sword. 1884.
  166. 166.116. The Ananga Ranga. 403
  167. 167.117. The Beharistan, 1887.
  168. 168.118. The Gulistan, 1888.
  169. 169.119. The Nigaristan.
  170. 170.120. Letters to Payne, 19th January 1884.
  171. 171.121. At Sauerbrunn, 12th August 1884.
  172. 172.122. Burton's Circulars, September 1884.
  173. 173.123. The Book of the Sword.
  174. 174.124. The Lyrics of Camoens, 1884.
  175. 175.125. More Letters to Payne, 1st October 1884.
  176. 176.126. Death of Gordon, January 1885.
  177. 177.127. W. F. Kirby, 418 25th March 1885.
  178. 178.Chapter XXVII. May 1885-5th Feb. 1886, A Glance through "The Arabian Nights"
  179. 179.Bibliography:
  180. 180.128. Slaving at the Athenaeum, May 1885.
  181. 181.129. A Visit to Mr. Arbuthnot's.
  182. 182.130. Dr. Steingass.
  183. 183.131. Anecdotes.
  184. 184.132. The Pentameron. Burton and Gladstone.
  185. 185.133. A Brief Glance through the Nights.
  186. 186.Chapter XXVIII. The Two Translations Compared
  187. 187.134. The Blacksmith Who, etc.
  188. 188.135. Abu al-Hasan.
  189. 189.136. The Summing Up.
  190. 190.Chapter XXIX. Burton's Notes
  191. 191.137. Burton's Notes.
  192. 192.138. The Terminal Essay.
  193. 193.139. Final Summing up.
  194. 194.140. Mr. Swinburne on Burton.
  195. 195.Chapter XXX. 21st November 1885-5th June 1886 K. C. M. G.
  196. 196.Bibliography: — 74. Six Months at Abbazia. 1888. 75. Lady Burton's Edition of the Arabian Nights. 1888.
  197. 197.141. In Morocco, 21st November 1885.
  198. 198.142. K.C.M.G., 5th February 1886.
  199. 199.143. Burton at 65.
  200. 200.144. More Anecdotes.
  201. 201.Chapter XXXI. Burton's Religion
  202. 202.145. Burton's Religion.
  203. 203.146. Burton as a Writer.
  204. 204.Chapter XXXII. 5th June 1886-15th April 1888, Burton and Social Questions: Anecdotes
  205. 205.147. The Population Question.
  206. 206.148. New Projects.
  207. 207.149. Mr. A. G. Ellis and Professor Blumhardt. 5th June 1886-5th April 1887.
  208. 208.150. Dr. Leslie and Dr. Baker: Anecdotes. April 1887.
  209. 209.151. Three Months at Abbazia. 1st Dec. 1887-5th March 1888.
  210. 210.Chapter XXXIII. 19th March 1888-15th October 1888, The Last Visit to England "The Supplemental Nights"
  211. 211.Bibliography: — 76. 1st Vol. Supplemental Nights, 1st December 1886. 6th Vol. 1st August 1888.
  212. 212.152. Meeting with Mr. Swinburne and others, 18th July 1888-15th October 1888.
  213. 213.153. H. W. Ashbee.
  214. 214.154. A Bacon Causerie.
  215. 215.155. The Gypsy, August 1888.
  216. 216.156. The Supplemental Nights. 1st December 1886-1st August 1888.
  217. 217.157. Comparison.
  218. 218.Chapter XXXIV. "The Scented Garden"
  219. 219.Bibliography: — 77. The Scented Garden. "My new Version," translated 1888-1890.
  220. 220.158. Nafzawi.
  221. 221.159. Origin of The Scented Garden.
  222. 222.160. Contents of The Scented Garden.
  223. 223.161. Sir Richard Burton's Translation.
  224. 224.Chapter XXXV. 15th October 1888 to 21st July 1890. Working at the "Catullus" and "The Scented Garden"
  225. 225.Bibliography: — 78. Catullus translated 1890, printed 1894. 79. The Golden Ass and other works left unfinished.
  226. 226.162. Switzerland 15th October 1888.
  227. 227.163. Mr. Letchford, August and September 1889.
  228. 228.164. To Dr. Tuckey.
  229. 229.165. To Mr. Kirby 15th May 1889.
  230. 230.166. Tunis and Algiers, November 1889 to March 1890.
  231. 231.Chapter XXXVI. "The Priapeia"
  232. 232.Bibliography: — 80. Priapeia. 1890.
  233. 233.168. The Priapeia.
  234. 234.169. Catullus and the Last Trip, July—September 1890.
  235. 235.170. At Maloja, July 1890.
  236. 236.171. The Golden Ass.
  237. 237.Chapter XXXVII. Death of Sir Richard Burton
  238. 238.173. Death. 20th October 1890.
  239. 239.Chapter XXXVIII. 20th October 1890-December 1890, The Fate of "The Scented Garden"
  240. 240.173. The Fate of The Scented Garden.
  241. 241.174. Discrepancies in Lady Burton's Story.
  242. 242.175. The Fate of the Catullus.
  243. 243.176. Lisa Departs, November 1890.
  244. 244.Chapter XXXIX. January 1891 to July 1891, Lady Burton in England
  245. 245.Bibliography (Posthumous works):
  246. 246.177. Lady Burton in England.
  247. 247.178. The Funeral at Mortlake, 15th June 1891.
  248. 248.179. The Scented Garden Storm, June 1891.
  249. 249.Chapter XL. July 1891-December 1893, O Tomb, O Tomb!
  250. 250.Bibliography:
  251. 251.180. A Letter to Miss Stisted.
  252. 252.181. The writing of the Life August 1892-March 1893.
  253. 253.182. The Library Edition of The Nights 1894.
  254. 254.Chapter XLI. Death of Lady Burton
  255. 255.Bibliography: — 87. The Jew, the Gypsy, and El Islam. 1898. 88. Wanderings in Three Continents. 1901.
  256. 256.183. Lady Burton at Eastbourne.
  257. 257.184. Death of Lady Burton, 22nd Mar. 1896.
  258. 258.185. Miss Stisted's "True Life."
  259. 259.186. Mr. Wilkins's Work, 1897.
  260. 260.187. Burton's Friends.
  261. 261.Verses on the Death of Richard Burton 703 By Algernon Charles Swinburne
  262. 262.APPENDICES
  263. 263.Footnotes:

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