Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (/ˈbɜːrtən/; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar, and soldier. He... 73 KB (8,697 words) - 03:40, 1 May 2024 |
Arabist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) published over 40 books and countless articles, monographs and letters. Most of Burton's books are travel... 44 KB (5,792 words) - 04:24, 16 March 2023 |
the wife and partner of the explorer, adventurer, and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890). Isabel Arundell was born in London, England, on 20... 12 KB (1,465 words) - 15:25, 16 January 2024 |
Richard Burton (1925–1984) was a Welsh actor. Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), was an English explorer, author, translator and orientalist. Richard... 1 KB (174 words) - 03:19, 27 March 2024 |
Arabist (section Richard Francis Burton) Scotland, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, and Russia. [citation needed] Richard Francis Burton entered Trinity College, Oxford in autumn 1840, after his family... 13 KB (1,621 words) - 19:46, 13 February 2024 |
1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which... 7 KB (575 words) - 01:30, 14 April 2024 |
border is studded with silver nails. Visiting the Kaaba in 1853, Richard Francis Burton noted that: The colour appeared to me black and metallic, and the... 40 KB (5,215 words) - 16:31, 12 April 2024 |
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (redirect from Burton's Nights) Age (8th−13th centuries) – by the British explorer and Arabist Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890). It stands as the only complete translation of the Macnaghten... 29 KB (3,618 words) - 19:40, 29 February 2024 |
struggle against the Crusades. Hambledon Continuum. p. 175. Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1884). The Book of the Sword. Chatto and Windus. p. 126.... 18 KB (2,063 words) - 02:38, 23 April 2024 |
Society of London, likely founded at the same time in 1863 by Sir Richard Francis Burton and Dr James Hunt. The club met in Bartolini's dining rooms near... 3 KB (317 words) - 23:05, 27 February 2024 |
versions. Probably the best-known English version is that of Sir Richard Francis Burton which is, however, not a translation but a very free adaptation... 19 KB (2,059 words) - 12:46, 8 April 2024 |
tales of Baital), translated as 'Vikram and The Vampire' by Sir Richard Francis Burton in 1870. Bhartari was the elder son of King Gandharva Sena, who... 8 KB (1,119 words) - 15:04, 29 April 2024 |
religious authorities, who disapprove of pilgrims praying at tombs. Richard Francis Burton mentions seeing it in his translation of the Book of a Thousand... 8 KB (904 words) - 13:06, 2 May 2024 |
treatment of delinquent boys. He was born the second son of Dr. Richard Francis Burton (ca.1810 – 24 February 1874), surgeon, of London. In 1852 the family... 5 KB (667 words) - 14:39, 7 December 2023 |
(comics), British comic editor Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), British explorer, translator, orientalist Richard Henry Burton (1923–1993), English recipient... 10 KB (1,151 words) - 06:25, 5 April 2024 |
The Kasidah (category Books by Richard Francis Burton) the true author, Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890), a well-known British Arabist and explorer. In a note to the reader, Burton claims to be the translator... 6 KB (726 words) - 12:13, 17 January 2024 |
"benefactors". Among the denizens of the Riverworld, we meet Sir Richard Francis Burton, Mark Twain, Odysseus, Cyrano de Bergerac, Hermann Göring, Tom Mix... 23 KB (3,239 words) - 23:00, 26 April 2024 |
the city from 1647 until 1875, when it was conquered by Egypt. Richard Francis Burton describes Harar during his visit in 1855: "The ancient metropolis... 68 KB (7,557 words) - 06:33, 14 April 2024 |
now-submerged Kollur mine in the Krishna River valley in the year 1830. Richard Francis Burton described it in an 1876 article: The stone is said to be of the... 3 KB (279 words) - 05:03, 27 September 2023 |
Northwest Arabian Arabic. The Howeitat are often mentioned in Richard Francis Burton's travelogue The Land of Midian, in which he gives the following... 12 KB (1,378 words) - 10:13, 29 December 2023 |
fantasy tales set within a frame story is, according to Richard Francis Burton and Isabel Burton, "the germ which culminated in the Arabian Nights, and... 38 KB (4,908 words) - 15:28, 27 April 2024 |
is a two-part 2000 miniseries, adapted by Peter Barnes from Sir Richard Francis Burton's translation of the medieval epic One Thousand and One Nights. Mili... 22 KB (2,759 words) - 05:30, 18 April 2024 |
Caravaggio (redirect from Ecstacy of saint francis) late nineteenth century, Sir Richard Francis Burton identified the painting as Caravaggio's painting of St. Rosario. Burton also identifies both St. Rosario... 101 KB (12,084 words) - 18:17, 28 April 2024 |
Sir Richard Burton; although the origin of the word is often attributed to Burton, there are earlier references to it. Despite the work of Burton and... 11 KB (1,467 words) - 22:02, 13 March 2023 |
Francis Burton may refer to: Francis Burton (1696–1744), member of parliament for Coleraine, and for Clare Francis Burton (died 1832) (c. 1744–1832),... 771 bytes (127 words) - 21:35, 6 February 2023 |