Identity area
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)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 item
Context area
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 and… read more
Repository
Content and structure area
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, Andrew… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
current
RB/3/2