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The Highly Civilized Man: Richard Burton and the Victorian World

By Dane Kennedy

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780674039483
DOI
10.4159/9780674039483
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5784636 bytes)
Pages
368\362
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 11:27:50

Description

Though best known as an adventurer who entered Mecca in disguise and sought the source of the White Nile, Richard Burton contributed so forcefully to his generation that he provides us with a singularly panoramic perspective of the Victorian world. This book is an important contribution to our understanding of a remarkable man and a crucial era.

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