The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, volume 1 (of 2) / By His Wife, Isabel Burton

Name: The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton, volume 1 (of 2) / By His Wife, Isabel Burton
Author: Lady Isabel Burton

By Lady Isabel Burton

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A candid life narrative, drawn largely from the subject's private journals as dictated to his wife, traces his upbringing, formative years, and the development of his public work. The text interleaves first-person journal passages with the author's annotations to reveal private habits, convictions, domestic relations, and the motives behind travels and writings. It describes episodes of travel and service, the subject's ascetic self-effacement in public writing, and the wife's editorial efforts to sort, preserve, and publish unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, and reflections for a fuller portrait of the inner man.

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Lady Isabel Burton

Lady Isabel Burton was an English writer and the wife of the renowned explorer and linguist Sir Richard Francis Burton. She is best known for her biographical works that detail her husband's adventurous life, particularly in "The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton," which she authored in two volumes. Her writings provide a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs of her husband's explorations, as well as insights into her own experiences as a woman in the 19th century. Additionally, her work "The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton" reflects her personal narrative and the complexities of her life alongside a prominent figure in Victorian exploration.