Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah by Richard Francis BURTON (1821 - 1890)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Religion, Travel & Geography
Read by: hefyd, Ted Garvin, Rebekka Steg, Jersey City Frankie, scarlettraces, Phil Griffiths, Alia Makki, Pentti Hirvonen, Crln Yldz Ksr, Kalynda, Sienna, Anna Simon, Thelma Meyer, Nicholas James Bridgewater, Barty Begley in English
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - 01 - Preface to the Memorial Edition
00:06:44 - 02 - Preface to the Third Edition
00:18:58 - 03 - Preface to the First Edition
00:27:44 - 04 - To Alexandria
00:51:57 - 05 - I leave Alexandria
01:14:23 - 06 - The Nile Steamboat - The Little Asthmatic
01:34:47 - 07 - Life in the Wakalah, part 1
02:09:47 - 08 - Life in the Wakalah, part 2
02:45:43 - 09 - The Ramazan
03:10:28 - 10 - The Mosque
04:09:07 - 11 - Preparations to Quit Cairo
04:57:11 - 12 - From Cairo to Suez
05:47:37 - 13 - Suez
06:33:44 - 14 - The Pilgrim Ship
Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 - 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian, and African languages.Burton's best-known achievements include traveling in disguise to Mecca, The Book of One Thousand Nights and A Night, an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights, bringing the Kama Sutra to publication in English, and journeying with John Hanning Speke as the first Europeans led by Africa's greatest explorer guide, Sidi Mubarak Bombay, utilizing route information by Indian and Omani merchants who traded in the region, to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Burton extensively criticized colonial policies (to the detriment of his career) in his works and letters. He was a prolific and erudite author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about subjects including human behavior, travel, fencing, sexual practices, and ethnography. A unique feature of his books is the copious footnotes and appendices containing remarkable observations and unexpurgated information. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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