Richard Francis Burton Papers 1855-1891

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890

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Richard Francis Burton was born March 19, 1821, at Torquay; he was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, but did not take a degree. He became a noted linguist, writer, translator and explorer; he is probably best known for his translations of the works of The Arabian Nights and The Kama Sutra..., as well as his travels in Africa, the Middle East, South America and Iceland. Isabel Arundell was born March 20, 1831, in London, of an old, established Roman Catholic family. In 1861, afte...

Burton, Isabel, Lady, 1831-1896

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Wife of Sir Richard F. Burton. From the description of Banking correspondence, 1876-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122322404 From the guide to the Isabel Burton banking correspondence, 1876-1887, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Wife of Sir Richard Burton. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Miss Morse, [1872] July 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129645 ...

Burton family.

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909

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British poet. From the description of The descent into hell [manuscript poem], 1873 Jan. 9. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416044 From the description of Autograph quotation, [ca. 1890?]. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315968127 Swinburne (1837-1909) was an English lyric poet, dramatist, and critic of the Victorian era. He was famous for the innovative versification of his poetry and infamous for his violent attacks on Victorian morality. ...