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Richard Francis Burton
The Kasîdah of Hâjî Abdû el-Yezdî
by Richard Francis Burton
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118 editions published between 1880 and 2011 in English and held by 1,859 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The City of the Saints, and across the Rocky Mountains to California
by Richard Francis Burton
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71 editions published between 1861 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Kama sutra of Vatsyayana : the classic Hindu treatise on love and social conduct
by Vātsyāyana
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86 editions published between 1883 and 2009 in English and Spanish and held by 1,436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This famous classical Hindu manuel of physical love is one of the high points in all erotic literature. It is frank and explicit in its descriptions, and is beautifully peotic in its manner of expression. For long a forbidden work, it is undoubtedly a classic of world literature
The Arabian nights
by Richard Francis Burton
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32 editions published between 1885 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,381 WorldCat member libraries worldwide The tales have their origins in the cultures of India, Persia and arabia, and this edition, based on Richard F. Burton's unexpurgated translation, gives the reader all the sensuality and lushness of the original Arabic. - back cover
The Arabian nights' entertainments; or, The book of a thousand nights and a night
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12 editions published between 1927 and 1997 in English and held by 1,173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A selection of the most famous and representative of these tales from the plain and literal translations by Richard F. Burton; the stories have been chosen and arranged by Bennett A. Cerf and are printed complete and unabridged with many of Burton's notes; introductory essay by Ben Ray Redman
Vikram and the vampire classi Hindu tales of adventure, magic and romance
by Richard Francis Burton
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38 editions published between 1870 and 2012 in English and held by 1,149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide You may think that the vampire story is a genre that has its roots in nineteenth-century Europe, but in truth, virtually every culture has its own version of undead creatures who feed upon the living. This fascinating collection presents several vampire stories from the South Asian subcontinent that blend supernatural elements with Hindu mysticism and mythology
The Nile basin
by Richard Francis Burton
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13 editions published between 1864 and 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The book of the thousand nights and a night : a plain and literal translation of The Arabian nights entertainments
by Richard Francis Burton
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51 editions published between 1874 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 806 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 3 volume set located in Circulation
First footsteps in East Africa
by Richard Francis Burton
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31 editions published between 1856 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 787 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A mission to Gelele, King of Dahome
by Richard Francis Burton
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37 editions published between 1864 and 2011 in English and held by 742 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Personal narrative of a pilgrimage to al-Madinah & Meccah
by Richard Francis Burton
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70 editions published between 1855 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 717 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Burton's account of traveling to Mecca in disguise in 1853. The trip was extremely dangerous, and several times he was close to being discovered; he had to learn a great deal of particular social customs, Islamic ritual, and etiquette
The perfumed garden
by ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad Nafzāwī
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13 editions published between 1963 and 2009 in English and held by 704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Here is the Arabic Kama Sutra, the classic Islamic sex manual. This delightful guide to sex will open Western eyes to ways of looking at, and practicing, sex and lovemaking. Includes erotic accounts of Arabic lovemaking that read like the best fiction
The book of The Thousand Nights and a Night
by Richard Francis Burton
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20 editions published between 1885 and 1962 in English and Russian and held by 641 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Sheherezade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, tells her husband a different story every night to keep the king from killing her
The book of the sword
by Richard Francis Burton
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18 editions published between 1883 and 2009 in English and held by 623 WorldCat member libraries worldwide This book traces the origin of the sword from prehistory to its full growth during the early Roman Empire. The author discusses the earliest weapons of stone, bone, horn and wood as well as variations. The swords covered include the sabre, broadsword, cutlass, scimitar, foil, and rapier as well as a host of other arms, including dirks, daggers, throwing knives, flails, and more. The text is enhanced by nearly 300 line drawings
Selections from the Arabian nights
by Richard Burton
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20 editions published between 1900 and 2001 in English and held by 579 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A selection of the tales told by Shahrazad in an attempt to save her life include "The Story of the Merchant and the Jinnee," and "The Story of Es-Sindibbad of the Sea."
The Arabian nights : tales from a Thousand and one nights
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8 editions published between 2001 and 2010 in English and held by 558 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Robert Louis Stevenson called it a "a book that captivates in childhood and delights in age"
Sindh and the races that inhabit the Valley of the Indus
by Richard Francis Burton
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27 editions published between 1851 and 2000 in English and held by 540 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Zanzibar; city, island, and coast
by Richard Francis Burton
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26 editions published between 1872 and 2009 in English and held by 519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The look of the West, 1860; across the plains to California
by Richard Francis Burton
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5 editions published between 1963 and 1977 in English and held by 497 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Goa, and the blue mountains, or, Six months of sick leave
by Richard Francis Burton
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28 editions published between 1851 and 2004 in English and Undetermined and held by 458 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Annotation more
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A. F. R. G. S. 1821-1890
Abdû el-Yezdî, Hâjî 1821-1890 Pseudonym
<<al->>Yazdi, Haji Abdu
B. F.
B., F. 1821-1890
Baker, Frank
Baker, Frank, 1821-1890
Burṭan, Ār. EF., 1821-1890
Burton, R. F.
Burton, R. F. 1821-1890
Burton, R. F. (Richard F.), 1821-1890
Burton, R. F. (Richard F.), Sir, 1821-1890
Burton, Richard.
Burton, Richard, 1821-1890
Burton, Richard F.
Burton, Richard F., 1821-1890
Burton, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1821-1890
Burton, Richard F. (Richard Francis), Sir, 1821-1890
Burton, Richard F., Sir
Burton, Richard Francis
Burton, Richard Francis, 1821-1890
Burton, Richard, Sir
Burton, Richard, Sir, 1821-1890
Capitaine Burton.
F. B., 1821-1890
F. B. (i.e. Burton, Richard Francis, Sir)
F.R.G.S., a, 1821-1890
Hâjî Abdű al-Yazdi.
Hâjî Abdû al-Yazdi, 1821-1890
Hâjî Abdű el-Yezdî.
Hâjî Abdû ĕl-Yezdî, 1821-1890
Hâjî Abdû el-Yezdî 1821-1890 Pseudonym
Yezdî, Abdû El, Hâjî, 1821-1890
Yezdi, Haji Abdu el- 1821-1890 Pseudonym
بيرتون، رتشارد فرنسيس، سير، 1821-1890
ريتشارد فرنسيس بورتون، سير، 1821-1890
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