Lust and adventure meet history in this ride through roughshod America that rings truer than any history book.

Uncovered from the ashes of the British Consulate in Trieste, an archaeological…

"First Footsteps in East Africa" by Sir Richard Francis Burton is a captivating example of African travel literature, documenting Burton's groundbreaking East Africa exploration in vivid expedition narratives. As one…

This travelogue recounts Burton's expedition to Dahomey in the mid-nineteenth century, including his observations of the kingdom's culture, customs, and religious practices.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

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Title: The Kasi dah (couplets) of Ha ji Abou El-Yezdi: a lay of the Higher Law. Translated and annotated by … F. B. [i.e. Frank Baker, pseudonym of Sir R…

This book details the personal experiences of Sir Richard Francis Burton on his pilgrimage to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in the mid-19th century. An adventurer and scholar…