Richard Francis Burton

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Vol I & Vol II (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

(Excerpt): The notes which form the ground-work of these volumes have long been kept in the obscurity of manuscript: my studies of South America, of Syria and Palestine, of Iceland, and of Istria, left me scant time for the labour of preparation. Leisure and opportunity have now offered themselves, and I avail myself of them in the hope that the publication will be found useful to more than one class of readers. The many who take an interest in the life of barbarous peoples may not be displeased to hear more about the Fán; and the few who would try a fall with Mister Gorilla can learn from me how to equip themselves, whence to set out and whither to go for the best chance. Travelling with M. Paul B. du Chaillu's First Expedition in my hand, I jealously looked into every statement, and his numerous friends will be pleased to see how many of his assertions are confirmed by my experience.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783962728434
• Artikelnr.: 54934614

Autorenporträt

Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 ¿ 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian and African languages. (Wikipedia)