First Footsteps in East Africa - Or, A Exploration of Harrar (Hardcover, Facsimile edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Darf Publishers Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1986
Authors:	Richard Francis Burton
Volume editors:	Isabel Burton
Dimensions:	220 x 140mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	209
Edition:	Facsimile edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-85077-127-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
LSN:	1-85077-127-8
Barcode:	9781850771272

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