Richard Francis Burton

British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890)
1821–1890, born in Torquay

Novels & literary fiction

Portrait of Richard Francis Burton — Photo: Rischgitz/Stringer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, resized

Born: 19 March 1821
Birthplace: Torquay
Died: 20 October 1890

Notable works

1862 The City of the Saints · read free
1870 Vikram and the Vampire; or, Tales of Hindu Devilry
1880 The Kasidah
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al Madinah and Meccah · read free

From their work

They walked the water's vasty breadth of blue, parting the restless billows on their way.

Translation of The Lusiads (1880), Canto I, st. 19, p. 11

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