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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (Vol.1-3)

An Intriguing Glance into the Heart of Holiest Places of IslamBy Richard Francis Burton

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"I have entitled this account of my summer's tour through Al-Hijaz, a Personal Narrative, and I have laboured to make its nature correspond with its name, simply because "it is the personal that interests mankind." Many may not follow my example." Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccahis the first detailed and informative account of hajj pilgrimage from the eyes of a western explorer and ethnographer. Spread over 3 volumes it is a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise and provides a thorough insight into the lives and customs of the Arab world. CONTENTS Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (In 3 Vols.) Biography and Further Readings: Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life (Vol.1&2) Arabian Society in the Middle Ages Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia

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1Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah &amp; Meccah (Vol.1-3)

203118. The Gulistan, 1888

2Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah &amp; Meccah (In 3 Vol.)

204119. The Nigaristan

3Preface to the Memorial Edition

205120. Letters to Payne, 19th January 1884

4Preface to the Third Edition

206121. At Sauerbrunn, 12th August 1884

5Preface to the First Edition

207122. Burton’s Circulars, September 1884

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6Dedication

208123. The Book of the Sword

7Part I— Al-Misr

209124. The Lyrics of Camoens, 1884

8To Alexandria

210125. More Letters to Payne, 1st October 1884

9I Leave Alexandria

211126. Death of Gordon, January 1885

10The Nile Steamboat — The “Little Asthmatic.”

212127. W. F. Kirby, 25th March 1885

11Life in the Wakalah

213Chapter XXVII

12The Ramazan

214128. Slaving at the Athenaeum, May 1885

13The Mosque

215129. A Visit to Mr. Arbuthnot’s

14Preparations to Quit Cairo

216130. Dr. Steingass

15From Cairo to Suez

217131. Anecdotes

16Suez

218132. The Pentameron. Burton and Gladstone

17The Pilgrim Ship

219133. A Brief Glance Through the Nights

18To Yambu’

220Chapter XXVIII

19The Halt at Yambu’

221135. Abu Al-Hasan

20From Yambu’ to Bir Abbas

222136. The Summing Up

21From Bir Abbas to Al-Madinah

223Chapter XXIX

22Part II— Al-Madinah

224138. The Terminal Essay

23Through the Suburb of Al-Madinah to Hamid’s House

225139. Final Summing Up

24A Visit to the Prophet’s Tomb

226140. Mr. Swinburne on Burton

25An Essay Towards the History of the Prophet’s Mosque

227Chapter XXX

26Al-Madinah

228141. In Morocco, 21st November 1885

27A Ride to the Mosque of Kuba

229142. K.c.m.g., 5th February 1886

28The Visitation of Hamzah’s Tomb

230143. Burton at 65

29The People of Al-Madinah

231144. More Anecdotes

30A Visit to the Saints’ Cemetery

232Chapter XXXI: 146. Burton as a Writer

31The Damascus Caravan

233Chapter XXXII

32From Al-Madinah to Al-Suwayrkiyah

234147. The Population Question

33The Badawin of Al-Hijaz

235148. New Projects

34From Al-Suwayrkiyah to Meccah

236149. Mr. A. G. Ellis and Professor Blumhardt. 5th June 1886-5th April 1887

35Part III— Meccah

237150. Dr. Leslie and Dr. Baker: Anecdotes. April 1887

36The First Visit to the House of Allah

238151. Three Months at Abbazia. 1st DeC. 1887-5th March 1888

37The Ceremonies of the Yaum Al-Tarwiyah, or the First Day

239Chapter XXXIII

38The Ceremonies of the Yaum Arafat, or the Second Day

240152. Meeting With Mr. Swinburne and Others, 18th July 1888-15th October 1888

39The Ceremonies of the Yaum Nahr, or the Third Day

241153. H. W. Ashbee

40The Three Days of Drying Flesh

242154. A Bacon Causerie

41Life at Meccah, and Umrah, or the Little Pilgrimage

243155. The Gypsy, August 1888

42Places of Pious Visitation at Meccah

244156. The Supplemental Nights. 1st December 1886-1st August 1888

43To Jeddah

245157. Comparison

44Appendices

246Chapter XXXIV

45I. Of Hajj, or Pilgrimage

247158. Nafzawi

46II. The Bayt Ullah

248159. Origin of the Scented Garden

47III.1172 Specimen of a Murshid’s Diploma, in the Kadiri Order of the Mystic Craft Al-Tasawwuf

249160. Contents of the Scented Garden

48IV. The Navigation and Voyages of Ludovicus Vertomannus, Gentleman of Rome. A.d. 1503

250161. Sir Richard Burton’s Translation

49V. The Pilgrimage of Joseph Pitts to Meccah and Al-Madinah. — A.d. 1680

251Chapter XXXV

50VI. Giovanni Finati

252162. Switzerland 15th October 1888

51VII. Notes on My Journey by A. Sprenger

253163. Mr. Letchford, August and September 1889

52VIII. The Meccah Pilgrimage (pt. 1)

254164. To Dr. Tuckey

53VIII. The Meccah Pilgrimage (pt. 2)

255165. To Mr. Kirby 15th May 1889

54VIII. The Meccah Pilgrimage (pt. 3)

256166. Tunis and Algiers, November 1889 to March 1890

55VIII. The Meccah Pilgrimage (pt. 4)

257167. Visit of Arbuthnot, Last Letter to Mr. Payne, May 1890

56Biography and Further Readings

258Chapter XXXVI

57Preface

259168. The Priapeia

58Chapter I

260169. Catullus and the Last Trip, July — September 1890

591. Torquay and Elstree

261170. At Maloja, July 1890

602. Tours and Elstree

262171. The Golden Ass

613. Death of Richard Baker, 16th September 1824

263Chapter XXXVII: 172. Death. 20th October 1890

624. At School, Richmond, 1829

264Chapter XXXVIII

635. The Continent Again

265173. The Fate of the Scented Garden

64Chapter II

266174. Discrepancies in Lady Burton’s Story

656. Trinity College, October 1840

267175. The Fate of the Catullus

667. Expelled, April 1842

268176. Lisa Departs, November 1890

67Chapter III

269Chapter XXXIX

688. To Bombay, 18th June 1842

270177. Lady Burton in England

699. Baroda. The Bubu

271178. The Funeral at Mortlake, 15th June 1891

7010. KarachI. Love of Disguise

272179. The Scented Garden Storm, June 1891

7111. A Dangerous Mission, 1845

273Chapter XL

7212. The Persian Beauty

274180. A Letter to Miss Stisted

7313. A Simian Dictionary

275181. The Writing of the Life August 1892-March 1893

7414. Duality

276182. The Library Edition of the Nights 1894

75Chapter IV

277Chapter XLI

7615. Goa and Camoens

278183. Lady Burton at Eastbourne

7716. “Would You a Sufi Be?”

279184. Death of Lady Burton, 22nd Mar. 1896

7817. Letter to Sarah Burton, 14th NoV. 1848

280185. Miss Stisted’s “True Life.”

7918. Allahdad

281186. Mr. Wilkins’s Work, 1897

80Chapter V

282187. Burton’s Friends

8119. A Motto From Ariosto

283Verses on the Death of Richard Burton703

8220. Isabel Arundell &amp; “My Dear Louisa.” 1851

284Appendix I. Bibliography of Richard Burton

8321. Forster FitzGerald Arbuthnot 1853

285Appendix II. List of Works Included in the “Memorial Edition” of Burton’s Works

84Chapter VI

286Appendix III. List of Biographies of Sir Richard Burton and Lady Burton

8522. The Man Wants to Wander

287Appendix IV. Extracts Relating to Burton

8623. Haji Wali, 1853

288Appendix V. Bibliography of Foster FitzGerald Arbuthnot

8724. The Pilgrim Ship, 6th July 1853

289Appendix VI. Bibliography of F. Steingass

8825. Medina

290Appendix VII. Bibliography of John Payne

8926. Mecca

291Appendix VIII. Notes on Rehatsek’s Translation of the Beharistan

9027. Burton’s Delight in Shocking

292Appendix IX. Notes on the Nigaristan and Other Unpublished Translations by Rehatsek, Presented to the Royal Asiatic Society by F. F. Arbuthnot

9128. El Islam

2931. The Nigaristan (Picture Gallery), by Mu’in-Uddin JawinI. Faithfully Translated From the Persian by E. Rehatsek. 1888

92Chapter VII

2942. Translations From the Persian, by the Late E. Rehatsek

9329. At Aden. The Arabian Nights. Oct. 1854

2953. Translations From the Persian and Arabic, by the Late E. Rehatsek

9430. From Zeila to Harar, 27th November 1854 to 2nd January 1855

2964. Biography of Our Lord Muhammed, Apostle of Allah (Benediction of Allah and Peace Be on Him)

9531. At Harar

297Appendix X. W. F. Kirby

9632. From Harar to Berbera. 13th Jan. 1855-5th Feb. 1855

298Appendix XI. Genealogical Table

9733. The Fight at Berbera, 22nd April, 1855

299Preface

98Chapter VIII

300Book I. Waiting

9934. The Crimea

301Chapter I. Birth and Lineage

10035. Engaged to Isabel Arundell, August 1856

302Chapter II2. My Childhood and Youth

101Chapter IX

303Chapter III. My First Season

10236. To Fuga. January to March 1857

304Chapter IV. Boulogne: I Meet My Destiny

10337. Zanzibar to Tanganyika, 26th June 1857 to 26th May 1858

305Chapter V. Four Years of Hope Deferred

10438. The Return Journey, 26th May 1858 to 13th February 1859

306Chapter VI. Richard Loves Me

105Chapter X

307Chapter VII. My Continental Tour: Italy

10639. We Rushed Into Each Other’s Arms. 22nd May, 1860

308Chapter VIII. My Continental Tour: Switzerland

10740. Brigham Young. April 1860 to November 1860

309Chapter IX. They Meet Again

10841. Marriage. 22nd January 1861

310Chapter X 13. At Last

10942. At Lord Houghton’s

311Book II. Wedded

110Chapter XI

312Chapter I. Fernando Po

11143. African Gold

313Chapter Ii 19. Madeira

11244. Anecdotes

314Chapter III. Teneriffe

11345. Fans and Gorillas

315Chapter IV. A Trip to Portugal

11446. The Anthropological Society, 6th Jan. 1863

316Chapter V. Brazil

115Chapter XII

317Chapter VI. Our Expedition Into the Interior

11647. Whydah and Its Deity. 29th November 1863

318Chapter VII. Morro Velho and Its Environs

11748. The Amazons

319Chapter VIII. My Lonely Ride to Rio

11849. “The Customs.”

320Chapter IX. Home Again

11950. Death of Speke, 15th September 1864

321Chapter X 25. My Journey to Damascus

120Chapter XIII

322Editor&#x27;s Note

12151. To Santos

323Introduction

12252. Aubertin. Death of Steinhauser, 27th July 1866

324Geography

12353. The Facetious Cannibals

325Atmospheric Agents

12454. Down the Sao Francisco

326Flora

12555. In Paraguay. August 15th to September 15th 1868. April 4th to April 18th 1869

327Fauna

126Chapter XIV

328The Wanguana or Freed Men

127October 1869-16th August 1871 “Emperor and Empress of Damascus.”

329Journal of the Discovery of The Source of the Nile

12856. Archbishop Manning and the Odd Fish

330Chapter I. London to Zanzibar, 1859

12957. 3rd Consulate, Damascus

331Chapter II. Uzaramo

13058. Jane Digby El Mezrab

332Chapter III. Usagara

13159. To Tadmor

333Chapter IV. Ugogo, and the Wilderness of Mgunda Mkhali

13260. Palmer and Drake. 11th July 1870

334Chapter V. Unyamuezi

13361. Khamoor

335Chapter VI. Uzinza

13462. The Shazlis

336Chapter VII. Usui

13563. The RecaLL. 16th August 1871

337Chapter VIII. Karague

136Chapter XV

338Chapter IX. History of the Wahuma

13764. With Sir H. Stisted at Norwood. August 1871

339Chapter X. Karague and Uganda

13865. Reduced to £15

340Chapter XI. Palace, Uganda

13966. An Orgie at Lady Alford’s. 2nd November 1871

341Chapter XII. Palace, Uganda—Continued

14067. The Tichborne Trial

342Chapter XIII. Palace, Uganda—Continued

14168. Khamoor at the Theatre

343Chapter XIV. Palace, Uganda—Continued

142Chapter XVI

344Chapter XV. March Down the Northern Slopes of Africa

14369. In Edinburgh Again, 4th June 1872

345Chapter XVI. Bahr El Abiad

14470. Wardour Castle, 5th July 1872

346Chapter XVII. Unyoro

14571. St. George and Frederick Burton

347Chapter XVIII. Unyoro—Continued

14672. At the Athenaeum

348Chapter XIX. The March to Madi

14773. Jane Digby Again

349Chapter XX. Madi

14874. His Book on Zanzibar

350Conclusion

149Chapter XVII

351Journal of Adventures in Somali Land

15075. Burton at Trieste, 24th October 1872

352Chapter I. Introduction to the Journal

15176. At the Vienna Exhibition, 1873

353Chapter II

15277. A Visit From Drake, June 1873

354Chapter III

15378. Khamoor Returns to Syria, 4th December 1874

355Chapter IV

154Chapter XVIII

356Chapter V

15579. Visit to England, 12th May 1875

357Journal of a Cruise on the Tanganyika Lake

15680. Tonic Bitters

358Chapter I

15781. A Trip to India, December 1875, 18th June 1876

359Chapter II

15882. Arbuthnot Again. Rehatsek

360Chapter III

15983. In Sind

361Chapter IV

16084. Golconda

362Chapter V

161Chapter XIX

363Arabian Society in the Middle Ages

16285. Ariosto

364Chapter I. Religion

16386. Death of Rashid Pasha, 24th June 1876

365Chapter II. Demonology

16487. Colonel Gordon 1877

366Chapter III. Saints

16588. Jane Digby the Second

367Chapter IV. Magic

16689. The Old Baronetcy. 18th January 1877

368Chapter V. Cosmography

167Chapter XX

369Chapter VI. Literature

16890. “The New Joseph.” 31st March 1877-21st April 1877. 19th October 1877-20th April 1878

370Chapter VII. Feasting and Merrymaking

16991. More Advice to “Lazybones.” 8th May 1877

371Chapter VIII. Childhood and Education

17092. Haji Wali Again

372Chapter IX. Women

17193. Graffiti

373Chapter X. Slavery

17294. Letter to Sir Henry Gordon, 4th July 1878

374Chapter XI. Ceremonies of Death

17395. Death of Maria Stisted, 12th November 1878

375Preface

17496. Burton’s “Six Senses.”

376Part I

17597. Still Thinking of Midian. April-December 1879

377Chapter I. Early Impressions

176Chapter XXI

378Chapter II. Kerman

17798. The Lusiads

379Chapter III. Persian Industries

17899. At Ober Ammergau, August 1880

380Chapter IV. The Climate of Persia

179100. Mrs. Burton’s Advice to Novelists. 4th September 1880

381Chapter V. Holidays in Persia

180101. The Kasidah, 1880

382Chapter VI. Social Life in Persia

181102. Lisa

383Chapter VII. The Women of Persia

182Chapter XXII

384Chapter VIII. More About Persian Women

183103. With Cameron at Venice, August 1881

385Chapter IX. Some Points in the Moslem Faith

184104. John Payne, November 1881

386Chapter X. Other Religious Sects

185105. To the Gold Coast, 25th November 1881-20th May 1882

387Chapter XI. Desert Delights

186Chapter XXIII

388Chapter XII. Persian Medical Missions2

187106. Mrs. Grundy Begins to Roar. May 1882

389Chapter XIII. Pioneer Medical Mission Work in Kerman3

188107. The Search for Palmer, October 1882

390Chapter XIV. Medical Mission Work in Yezd4

189Chapter XXIV

391Part II

190108. Anecdotes of Burton

392Chapter I. The City of Nineveh

191109. Burton and Mrs. Disraeli

393Chapter II. The People of Mosul

192110. “I Am an Old English Catholic.”

394Chapter III. The River Tigris

193111. Burton Begins His Translation, April 1884

395Chapter IV. The Children of Mosul

194112. The Battle Over the Nights

396Chapter V. The Moslem Women of Mosul

195113. Completion of Mr. Payne’s Translation

397Chapter VI. Moslem Family Life

196Chapter XXV

398Chapter VII. Customs of Mosul

197114. The Azure Apollo

399Chapter VIII. Dreams and Visions

198115. The Kama Sutra

400Chapter IX. Manners and Superstitions in Mosul

199Chapter XXVI

401Chapter X. The Yezidees

200The Ananga Ranga or Lila Shastra

402Chapter XI. Travelling in the Desert

201116. The Ananga Ranga.

403Chapter XII. The Pleasures of Desert Travelling

202117. The Beharistan, 1887

404Chapter XIII. Pioneer Medical Mission Work in Mosul (Nineveh)

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