Sir richard francis burton biography of alberta

          Richard Burton was born on November 10 , in Pontrhydyfen, to Richard Walter Jenkins and Edith Maude Jenkins.

          This early biography, by his niece Georgiana Stisted, remains an essential source-work.!

          Sir Richard Burton ( - )

          Sir Richard Francis Burton, c. ©Burton was a Victorian explorer, writer and translator, known for his travels in Asia and Africa.

          Richard Francis Burton was born in Devon on 19 March His father was an army officer.

          Burton accompanied his parents on their frequent trips abroad and showed an early talent for languages.

          Burton was thrown out of Oxford University in and joined the army of the East India Company where his knowledge of local languages helped his work in surveying and in intelligence.

          Burton: biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton / Byron Farwell.

        1. Originally published: London: Chatto and Windus,
        2. This early biography, by his niece Georgiana Stisted, remains an essential source-work.
        3. Sir Richard Burton was easily one of the most intriguing figures of the 19th century – explorer, linguist, orientalist, anthropologist, and.
        4. AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON.

          5. In , taking leave from the company, he undertook a 'Hajj' or pilgrimage to Mecca, in disguise, and his account of this trip made him famous. The following year he explored what is now Somalia with a number of other officers, including John Speke.

          In , Burton and Speke embarked on a Royal Geographical Society funded expedition to explore inland from the east African coast, with the hope of finding the source of the Nile.

          It was a difficult trip. When they a