The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton (Vol. 1&2)

In "The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton," Lady Isabel Burton offers an intricate and deeply personal biographical account of her husband, Sir Richard Francis Burton, an eminent explorer, linguist, and anthropologist of the Victorian era. Capturing his adventurous spirit, Lady Isabel's literary style is marked by an eloquent prose that intertwines vivid descriptions of his expeditions with in...