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Chargement... Burton: Snow upon the Desert (1990)par Frank McLynn
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Africa Arabia This was the best kind of Christmas present - a book I would never have chosen for myself but a fascinating read. Burton was almost beyond parody as a Victorian caricature - on the one hand a polymath who neared greatness in disparate fields such as languages, exploration, anthropology and many other areas of arcane knowledge, but also an intolerant egotistical bigot who made enemies easily, oscillated between extremes and frequently undermined himself. McLynn has synthesised this material into a surprisingly nuanced, entertaining and coherent portrait. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
A centennial biography which draws on new material from untapped manuscript sources in order to clarify events in Richard Burton's life hitherto hardly dealt with. The author offers a challenging and original psychological portrait of this poet, scholar, soldier, archaeologist and explorer. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)910.92History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel History, geographic treatment, biography - Discovery. exploration Geographers, travellers, explorers regardless of country of originClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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