File RB/3/2 - "A Sketch of the Career of Richard F. Burton (Al-Haj Abdullah).”

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Reference code

GB 891 RB-RB/3-RB/3/2

Title

"A Sketch of the Career of Richard F. Burton (Al-Haj Abdullah).”

Date(s)

  • 1886 (Creation)

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File

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1 item

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Name of creator

(1821-1890)

Biographical history

Richard Francis Burton was born on 19 March 1821, the eldest son of Captain Joseph Netterville Burton and his wife, Martha. He had a peripatetic childhood living on the continent as well as in England. His father wished for him to become a clergyman andread more

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Scope and content

"A Sketch of the Career of Richard F. Burton (Al-Haj Abdullah). Collected from “Men of Eminence”; from Sir Richard and Lady Burton's own works; from the press; from personal knowledge and various other reliable sources. By Alfred Bate Richards, Andrewread more

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Language of material

  • English

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Alternative identifier(s)

current

RB/3/2

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