The Collector of Worlds

Author: Iliya Troyanov
Edition: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: B002QGSWQK

The Collector of Worlds: A Novel of Sir Richard Francis Burton

A stunning fictionalized account of the infamous life of British colonial officer and translator Sir Richard Francis Burton This fictionalized account imagines the life of Sir Richard Francis Burton-a nineteenth-century British colonial officer with a rare ability to assimilate into indigenous cultures. Get The Collector of Worlds literature books for free.
Burton's obsessive traveling took him from England to British India, Arabia, and on a quest for the source of the Nile River in Africa. He learned more than twenty lanAguages, translated The Arabian Nights and the Kama Sutra, and took part in the pilgrimage to Mecca, in addition to writing several travel books. This elegant, layered novel tells the story of Burton's adventures in British West India, his experience on the hajj to Check The Collector of Worlds our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.

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Burton's obsessive traveling took him from England to British India, Arabia, and on a quest for the source of the Nile River in Africa This elegant, layered novel tells the story of Burton's adventures in British West India, his experience on the hajj to

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