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A Rage to Live. A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton.

by LOVELL, Mary S.:

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0316643858
ISBN 13
9780316643856
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London: Little, Brown and Company, 1998.. 1st edition. "Frequently descibed within his own lifetime as 'the most interesting figure of the nineteenth century', Sir Richard Burton has been the subject of numerous biographies. Remarkably, however, 'A Rage to Live' is the first book to detail fully his relationship with Isabel, his intelligent, striking and unconventional wife...Drawing on stunning new evidence - Isabel Burton's own papers which were believed to have been burned after her death, as well as many other previously unpublished sources - Mary S.Lovell reassesses two lives packed with romance, incident and adventure..." Pp.xviii/910, 55 black & white photos and illustrations + a mapof Burton's East African Journeys (1857-9), maps to endpapers. Black cloth, dustwrapper has a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

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Chilton Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
46782
Title
A Rage to Live. A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton.
Author
LOVELL, Mary S.:
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0316643858
ISBN 13
9780316643856
Publisher
London: Little, Brown and Company, 1998.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
1998
Keywords
lovell rage to live biography richard isabel burton adventure exploration mirza abdullah miss arundell horn of africa crimea harar lake tanfanyika source nile kama shastra 48360 0316643858
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