Sir Richard Francis Burton was perhaps the most colorful British explorer of the 19th century. In 1860 he left England and his fiance to explore the American West and visit the Mormons. His descriptions of the land and people are better than photographs. Lively, detailed, and highly entertaining, The City of the Saints is a wonderful report.
Great Victorian scholar-adventurer recounts long journey to British diplomatic post at Fernando Po, expeditions to African mainland. Invaluable descriptions of African tribal rituals concerning birth, marriage, death, fetishism, more. 1 illustration, 1 map.
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We learn most of our communication skills without consciously working at them. Teaching Communication sets out what those skills are and how to develop them.
Written in India nearly two centuries ago, this landmark of sensuality explores the rules and commandments of love, pleasure, and mutual gratification with frankness and celebration. Photos & illustrations.
Six enchanting tales, told by an Arabian princess to delay her execution, teem with giants, magnificent palaces, and beautiful princesses. Includes "Sindbad the Seaman and Sindbad the Landsman, " "Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp, " "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, " "The Fisherman and the Jinni, " "Judar and His Brethren, " and "Khalifah the Fisherman of Baghdad.
Translated by the noted Victorian Orientalist, Sir Richard F. Burton, from the original Sanskrit, these ancient Indian folk tales influenced such later works as "1001 Arabian Nights" and Boccaccio's "Decameron." First published in 1870, these stories will entertain and delight modern readers while illuminating the life and customs of classical India.
