Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton, KCMG, FRGS, (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, scholar and military officer. He was...

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...

Arabist Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) published over 40 books and countless articles, monographs and letters. Most of Burton's books are travel...

Richard Burton (1925–1984) was a Welsh actor. Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890), was an English explorer, author, translator and orientalist. Richard...

Scotland, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, and Russia. [citation needed] Richard Francis Burton entered Trinity College, Oxford in autumn 1840, after his family...

1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which...

Thousand Nights and One Night (1882, nine volumes), and then by Sir Richard Francis Burton, entitled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (1885, ten...

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...

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...

of Sir Richard Francis Burton. After his death, the manuscript of the translation and notes were burnt by his wife Isabel Burton. Burton Richard F.; Arbuthnot...

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...

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...

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...

Arabia. In 1853, Sir Richard Francis Burton undertook the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina disguised as a Muslim. Although Burton was certainly not...

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...

tales of Baital), translated as 'Vikram and The Vampire' by Sir Richard Francis Burton in 1870. Bhartrhari was the elder son of King Gandharva Sena, who...

for biographies of Napoleon, Robert Louis Stevenson, Carl Jung, Richard Francis Burton and Henry Morton Stanley. McLynn was educated at Wadham College...

"benefactors". Among the denizens of the Riverworld, we meet Sir Richard Francis Burton, Mark Twain, Odysseus, Cyrano de Bergerac, Hermann Göring, Tom Mix...

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...

Richard Burton CBE (/ˈbɜːrtən/; born Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.; 10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. Noted for his mellifluous baritone...

possible etymologies include ones put forth by British explorer Richard Francis Burton who states Harar is an extract of the name of a plain located south...

Cali), attacked a British expedition camp. The camp, led by Sir Richard Francis Burton, was part of his search for the source of the Nile. The attack resulted...

introduction to the Arabian Nights by Richard Francis Burton, or in the book On Malay Witchcraft (1937) by C.C. Iturvuru. The Burton reference was given in the original...

religious authorities, who disapprove of pilgrims praying at tombs. Richard Francis Burton mentions seeing it in his translation of the Book of a Thousand...

respective fields. Previous Fellows have included British explorers Sir Richard Francis Burton, and Laurence Waddell, Officers of the British East India Company...

entitled The Victorian Sex Explorer on Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890) in which he retraces the travels of Burton through countries such as India and...

world through a translation from the French in 1886 by Sir Richard Francis Burton. Burton mentions that he considers that the work can be compared to...

late nineteenth century, Sir Richard Francis Burton identified the painting as Caravaggio's painting of St. Rosario. Burton also identifies both St. Rosario...

would have sacrificed myself for Hussain Ibn e Ali." According to Richard Francis Burton he is widely recognized as the most sympathetic amongst Arabs. His...

Lusiads, trans. John James Aubertin (1878) The Lusiads, trans. Richard Francis Burton (1880) The Lusiads, trans. William C. Atkinson (Penguin, 1952) The...