Burton: Snow upon the Desert
by Frank McLynn
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A centennial biography which draws on new material from untapped manuscript sources in order to clarify events in Richard Burton's life hitherto hardly dealt with. The author offers a challenging and original psychological portrait of this poet, scholar, soldier, archaeologist and explorer.Tags
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This was the best kind of Christmas present - a book I would never have chosen for myself but a fascinating read. Burton was almost beyond parody as a Victorian caricature - on the one hand a polymath who neared greatness in disparate fields such as languages, exploration, anthropology and many other areas of arcane knowledge, but also an intolerant egotistical bigot who made enemies easily, oscillated between extremes and frequently undermined himself. McLynn has synthesised this material into a surprisingly nuanced, entertaining and coherent portrait.
his wife burned most of his papers. a great loss.
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Frank McLynn is currently visiting professor in the Department of Literature at Strathclyde University.
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1990
- People/Characters
- Sir Richard Francis Burton
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Anthropology, History, Travel
- DDC/MDS
- 910.92 — History & geography Geography & travel modified standard subdivisions of Geography and travel Explorers & Travelers Geographers, travellers, explorers regardless of country of origin
- LCC
- G246 .B8 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Geography (General) History of discoveries, explorations, and travel
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- Members
- 42
- Popularity
- 704,150
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.75)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 2
