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Pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca—Excerpts
Written by Richard Burton
Narrated by Patrick Tull
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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In the 19th century, Sir Richard Francis Burton-Oxford-educated spy and adventurer-became the first Englishman to enter the Muslim city of Mecca. Disguised as a dervish, Burton braved the harsh desert climate, Bedouin bandits, and the scrutiny of Muslim travelers to reach the forbidden city. He recorded his experiences in this book, a fascinating adventure of unique anthropological significance.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Excerpts from the eloquent and entertaining travel diaries of one of the giants of the Victorian era. A man of epic proportions, with the virtues along with most of the vices, of that age of empire. Burton was the epitome and soul of adventure and exploration during a time when Britannia ruled the waves and a lot of real estate.
A life of this size would have been impossible for anyone else to have fit in during the length of a dozen average lifespans.
The narrator was excellent.