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Burton : a biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton by Byron Farwell is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Burton : a biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton about?
The scope of this biography of Richard Burton does full justice to his life. "no man can be all things at once, no matter how hard he tried, but no man tried harder than Richard Francis Burton". He made significant contributions in the fields of literature and geography. He was also a poet, traveller, soldier, diplomat, inventor, explorer, archaeologist, student of religion and more besides. Above all, however, Burton was an adventurer.
Who reads Burton : a biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Byron Farwell
- Publisher
- Penguin (Non-Classics)
- Published
- 1990
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140120684
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Memoir, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.08 / 5 (180 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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