This author is renowned for his extraordinary linguistic and cultural insights, reflected in his prolific body of work. His writings delve deeply into human behavior and diverse cultures, often enhanced by copious footnotes presenting remarkable observations. The author also critically examined colonial policies within his works, adding a layer of authenticity and depth. His contributions offer a fascinating perspective on the world through the eyes of a learned traveler and astute observer.
The book is a facsimile reprint of a scarce antiquarian work, preserving its historical significance despite potential imperfections like marks and flawed pages. It aims to protect and promote important literature by providing an affordable, high-quality edition that remains faithful to the original.
Now in its fourth edition, this comprehensive textbook uses a multi- contingency model to communicate the fundamentals of traditional and new organizational forms. Written for MBA and executive MBA students, as well as executive managers and consultants, it provides a framework for the practical implementation of organizational design changes.
A world renowned illustrator interprets thirteen of Shahrazad's most captivating stories from the Arabian Nights, adapted from the famed translation by Sir Richard Burton
Written in the classical Arabic qasida style, this long poem explores moral and philosophical themes through the voice of Hâjî Abdû El-Yezdî. Sir Richard Francis Burton, known for his explorations and linguistic prowess, presents a work that reflects on higher laws and spiritual insights, blending literary artistry with deep reflections on existence. The poem stands out for its cultural richness and Burton's unique perspective as both an author and an adventurer.
King Vikramaditya embarks on a thrilling journey filled with supernatural encounters and moral lessons in this collection of ancient Hindu tales. Compiled and translated by Richard F. Burton, the stories center around Vikram's challenge with a mysterious vampire, blending adventure, magic, and romance. Each tale showcases mythical creatures and extraordinary quests, exploring themes of bravery, loyalty, and the triumph of good over evil. Burton's translation brings the richness of these folklore tales to life, offering readers a captivating glimpse into Hindu mythology.
A treasure house of Gothic, baroque and modernist architecture, Prague is also a city of icons and symbols: statues, saints and signs reveal a turbulent history of religious and cultural conflict. As Kafka's nightmare city and home of the Good Soldier Svejk, the Czech capital also produced two of the twentieth century's emblematic writers. Richard Burton explores this metropolis of theatrical allusion, in which politics and drama have always been intertwined. His interpretation of the city's cultural past and present encompasses opera and rock music, puppetry and cinema, surrealism and socialist realism.
Sir Richard Burton (1821-1890) was one of the great traveler-explorers of history. But it is for his pilgrimage in 1853 to Mecca and Medina and the most sacrosanct shrines of Islam that Burton is best known -- and for his celebrated book that recorded his experiences during the journey. Successfully posing as a wandering dervish, he gained admittance to the holy Kaabah and to the Tomb of the Prophet at Medina and participated in all the rituals of the Hadj (pilgrimage). He is still one of the very few non-Moslems to visit and return from Mecca. Above all, Burton was a sharp observer of character, customs, and physical surroundings. These pages contain a treasury of material on Arab life, beliefs, manners and morals; detailed descriptions of religious ceremonies, mosques, temples, etc.' and a variety of ethnographic, economic, and geographical information. Whether telling of the crowded caravan to Mecca, engaging in minute analysis of Bedouin character, waxing lyrical about a desert landscape, or reporting conversations with townsfolk or fellow pilgrims, Burton gives us a vivid picture of the region and its people.
Originally published in 1857, this reprint offers a glimpse into the historical context and literary style of its time. The book encapsulates themes and narratives that reflect the societal norms and challenges of the 19th century, providing readers with a rich, authentic experience of the era. Its enduring relevance and classic storytelling continue to engage modern audiences, making it a significant addition to any literary collection.
The diaries of Richard Burton (born Richard Walter Jenkins), written between 1939 and 1983 - throughout his career and the years of his marriages to Elizabeth Taylor
Excerpt from First Footsteps in East Africa To most of us, life without adventure would appear intolerable, more stagnant than a marsh, and more monotonous than the desert. In marsh or desert there is often the chance of risk, the hope of discovery, and nearly always the grandeur of solitude. But without adventure the finest opportunities of risk, discovery, and even solitude could not be ours, and life would be reduced to a dead level of safety, knowledge, and society. I am using the word "adventure" in the special sense which it has come to bear - the exploration of unknown lands and savage or unknown peoples. There are other kinds of adventure - campaigns, battles, lonely explorations of thought, and dangerous discoveries of unknown truth or beauty. Almost any act of devotion in which life or reputation or possessions are risked for some greater object than gain or self-advancement might be called an adventure. But the word generally summons up to our mind a picture of the world's explorers, and, perhaps, it is significant that the great periods of exploration have coincided with the most remarkable discoveries of truth and beauty, and that the brief lifetimes which we mark by such names as Herodotus, Caesar, Columbus, Drake, and Livingstone are also conspicuous in the world's history as ages of particular power in wisdom, art, invention, and scientific thought. It seems as though the discovery of strange lands and tongues and customs was in itself sufficient to shake man's easy self-complacency, to disturb the power of habit which always seeks to enchain him, and to urge us into unvisited regions beyond the established frontiers of knowledge or belief. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
