A Rage To Live
A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton
$63.41
- Paperback
928 pages
- Release Date
1 November 1999
Summary
Richard Burton was a brilliant, charismatic man - a unique blend of erudite scholar and daring adventurer. Fluent in twenty-nine languages, he found it easy to pass himself off as a native, thereby gaining unique insight into societies otherwise closed to Western scrutiny. He followed service as an intelligence officer in India by a daring penetration of the sacred Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina disguised as a pilgrim. He was the first European to enter the forbidden African city of Harar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349110165 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349110166 |
| Author: | Mary S. Lovell |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 928 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 1999 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 70mm |
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Scholarly … Fabulous … The biography shines its light on that remorselessly interesting period of British history, the Victorian era - TELEGRPAH
A monumentual biography - THE TIMESGripping - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHA RAGE TO LIVE is a splendid and very enjoyable book. Mary S Lovell does her hero and heroine proud - LITERARY REVIEWAbout The Author
Mary S. Lovell
A former accountant and Company Director, Mary Lovell now lists her chief interests as horses, sailing, aviation, and book collecting. She enjoys overseas travel and is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. She is the author of four previous biographies, including the international bestseller STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING: The Biography of Beryl Markham.
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