Soon after returning from his celebrated journey to Mecca disguised
as an Arab, Burton set out on a similarly perilous trip to the city
of Harrar in the heart of little-known Somaliland. As related in
the Preface to his journal: "He disappeared into the desert for
four months...The way was long and weary, adventurous and
dangerous, but at last the 'Dreadful City' was sighted, and relying
on his good Star and audacity, he walked boldly in...His diplomacy
on this occasion, his capacity for passing as an Arab, and his
sound Mohammedan Theology, gave him ten days in the city, where he
slept every night in danger of his life."His journey to Harrar, the
account of his stay, and the gruelling story of his return across
the desert, are here contained in this fine facsimile of the
two-volume memorial edition of 1894, complete with maps, plates and
diagrams.
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