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The Life of Sir Richard Burton

By Thomas Wright

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THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON
Author of "The Life of Edward Fitzgerald," etc.
- Two Volumes in One
  - This Work is Dedicated to Sir Richard Burton's Kinsman And Friend, Major St. George Richard Burton, The Black Watch.
Preface.
Chapter I. 19th March 1821-October 1840
- Childhood and Youth
1. Torquay and Elstree.
2. Tours and Elstree.
3. Death of Richard Baker, 16th September 1824.
4. At School, Richmond, 1829.
5. The Continent Again.
Chapter II. October 1840-April 1842, Oxford
6. Trinity College, October 1840.
7. Expelled, April 1842.
Chapter III. April 1842-20th February 1847, Sind
8. To Bombay, 18th June 1842.
9. Baroda. The Bubu.
10. Karachi. Love of Disguise.
11. A Dangerous Mission, 1845.
12. The Persian Beauty.
13. A Simian Dictionary.
14. Duality.
Chapter IV. 20th February 1847-1849. Under the Spell of Camoens
Bibliography:
15. Goa and Camoens.
16. "Would you a Sufi be?"
17. Letter to Sarah Burton, 14th Nov. 1848.
18. Allahdad.
Chapter V. 1849 to 3rd April, 1853, Chiefly Boulogne
Bibliography:
19. A Motto from Ariosto.
20. Isabel Arundell & "My Dear Louisa." 1851.
21. Forster FitzGerald Arbuthnot 1853.
Chapter VI. 3rd April 1853 to 29th October 1854, Pilgrimage to Mecca
Bibliography:
- 11. The Kasidah