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Zanzibar - Vol. II
Richard Burton
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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. ‘So he rose and lighted one lamp after
another, till he had lighted the whole eighty and the palace seemed
to dance with brilliancy.’ Beginning with the legend of King
Shahryr, whose anger at his queen’s infidelity leads him to
murder a new wife each day, Arabian Nights weaves together ancient
folklore and magic in an anthology of fantastical and evocative
stories dating from the ninth century. Rich with suspense, passion
and tragedy, Sir Richard Burton’s celebrated translation
continues to transport readers across oceans, to mystical lands and
ancient palaces in tales such as ‘The Lovers of Bessorah’, The
Fellah and His Wicked Wife’ and ‘The Hunchback’s Tale’.
This book was written in Sanscrit and provides a fascinating
insight into a culture far removed from our own. Revealed is an
ancient philosophy on love and how to treat women, both out of and
in the bedroom. The book is of course most well known as a manual
on how to reach a higher level of pleasure in one's sexual
experience. The text was written by Vatsyana, who was and is
renowned as the chief authority on Hindu erotic literature - Kama
Sutra is literally translated as "Aphorisms on Love." Note - this
version of the book is without illustrations.
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved,
essential classics. ‘“For,” said he, “there never was nor
is there one chaste woman upon the face of earth.”’ A
collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian tales dating from the 9th
century, Sir Richard Burton’s most well-known translation of
Arabian Nights brings together ancient folklore and stories passed
down from generation to generation. Featuring tales about love,
history, tragedy and comedy as well as fables and fairy tales, this
edition remains a well-loved collection of exotic and evocative
stories. Fantastical and curious customs are bought to life by
Burton’s translation in stories such as ‘The Lovers of
Bassorah’, ‘The Concubine of Al-Maamun’ and ‘The
Hunchback’s Tale’.
"The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana," in seven parts, with preface,
introduction, and concluding remarks, is the classic translation of
what is arguably the world's oldest sex manual and relationship
advice handbook.
Much more than just erotic advice, this is a revelation of the
social mores and customs of the ancient world and the daily lives
of men and women in India, their views of intimacy, love and
communication between the sexes -- all filtered through the British
Victorian worldview and commentary of the translators. Instructions
are given for wives, husbands, lovers, in-laws, courtesans,
eunuchs, harems, go-betweens, matchmaking and breakups,
compatibility, personal hygiene, and even recipes for potions to
increase genital size and pleasure.
This edition strives to preserve the quaint charm of the
original translation (1883), including uncommon spellings, and
includes fifty-eight explicit classic interior illustrations.
Translated from the Sanskrit by Richard Burton, Bhagavanlal
Indrajit, and Shivaram Parashuram Bhide.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive.We are republishing many of these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork.
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The Arabian Nights (Hardcover)
Sir Richard Burton; Introduction by Ken Mondschein; Translated by Sir Richard Burton
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R649
R455
Discovery Miles 4 550
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No library's complete without the classics! This new, enhanced
leather-bound edition collects the beloved tales of Arabian Nights,
translated by Sir Richard Burton. They are ancient stories, but
they still enchant our imaginations today. Ali Baba and the Forty
Thieves. Sinbad the Sailor. Aladdin. These and the other Middle
Eastern stories collected in Arabian Nights are delightful,
fascinating, and fun for fans and first-time readers alike. This
beautiful, leather-bound edition collects the classic tales of
Arabian Nights in a new, redesigned format. Specially designed end
papers, gilded edges, a ribbon bookmark, and other decorative
elements enhance the reading experience, while an expert
introduction provides new information and context for these
well-known stories. Arabian Nights is a compelling look at a
long-gone culture--and the perfect addition to any home library.
'To begin at the beginning: it is spring, moonless night in the
small town, starless and bible-black...' When Richard Burton
breathed the opening words of Under Milk Wood into a microphone,
broadcasting history was made. For this 'play for voices' conjures
up the intimate dreams and waking lives of the inhabitants of a
Welsh seaside village in a remarkable way. It is bawdy and
beautiful; its colourful characters lust and love, gossip and
fantasise. Through the magic of language, Under Milk Wood creates a
rich modern pastoral which, once heard, touches the listener with
its poetry and haunts the imagination for ever. This radio drama is
the completed version broadcast in 1963 which includes several
passages that were omitted from the first recording in 1954. 2 CDs.
1 hr 41 mins.
Sir Richard Burton (1821 1890), the famous Victorian explorer,
began his career in the Indian army in 1842. While in India he
developed his linguistic talent, mastering more than forty
different languages and dialects. He turned to writing books in the
1850s and, over the remaining forty years of his life, published
dozens of works and more than one hundred articles. In this book,
first published in 1856, Burton recounts his travels to Harar, a
city in East Africa notorious for its slave trade activity. His
plan was a challenging one, as it was believed that no European had
been there before; upon arrival he claimed to be an agent of the
British government and presented himself to the ruler of Harar.
Burton was allowed to spend ten days there, and his account give a
fascinating glimpse into a then unknown city and culture.
The irresistible, candid diaries of Richard Burton, published in
their entirety "Just great fun, and written out of an engaging,
often comical bewilderment: How did a poor Welshman become not only
a star, but a player on the world stage that was Elizabeth Taylor's
fame?"-Hilton Als, NewYorker.com "Of real interest is that Burton
was almost as good a writer as an actor, read as many as three
books a day, haunted bookstores in every city he set foot in,
bought countless books on every conceivable subject and evaluated
them rather shrewdly. . . . Apt writing abounds."-John Simon, New
York Times Book Review Irresistibly magnetic on stage, mesmerizing
in movies, seven times an Academy Award nominee, Richard Burton
rose from humble beginnings in Wales to become Hollywood's most
highly paid actor and one of England's most admired Shakespearean
performers. His epic romance with Elizabeth Taylor, his legendary
drinking and story-telling, his dazzling purchases (enormous
diamonds, a jet, homes on several continents), and his enormous
talent kept him constantly in the public eye. Yet the man behind
the celebrity facade carried a surprising burden of insecurity and
struggled with the peculiar challenges of a life lived largely in
the spotlight. This volume publishes Burton's extensive personal
diaries in their entirety for the first time. His writings
encompass many years-from 1939, when he was still a teenager, to
1983, the year before his death-and they reveal him in his most
private moments, pondering his triumphs and demons, his loves and
his heartbreaks. The diary entries appear in their original
sequence, with annotations to clarify people, places, books, and
events Burton mentions. From these hand-written pages emerges a
multi-dimensional man, no mere flashy celebrity. While Burton
touched shoulders with shining lights-among them Olivia de
Havilland, John Gielgud, Claire Bloom, Laurence Olivier, John
Huston, Dylan Thomas, and Edward Albee-he also played the real-life
roles of supportive family man, father, husband, and highly
intelligent observer. His diaries offer a rare and fresh
perspective on his own life and career, and on the glamorous
decades of the mid-twentieth century.
The Kama Sutra is the oldest and most notable of a group of texts
known generically as Kama Shastra . Traditionally, the first
transmission of Kama Shastra or "Discipline of Kama" is attributed
to Nandi the sacred bull, Shiva's doorkeeper, who was moved to
sacred utterance by overhearing the lovemaking of the god and his
wife Parvati and later recorded his utterances for the benefit of
mankind. Some Indian philosophies follow the "four main goals of
life," known as the purusharthas: 1. Dharma: Virtuous living. 2.
Artha: Material prosperity. 3. Kama: Aesthetic and erotic pleasure.
4. Moksha: Liberation. Dharma, Artha and Kama are aims of everyday
life, while Moksha is release from the cycle of death and rebirth.
The Kama Sutra (Burton translation) says: "Dharma is better than
Artha, and Artha is better than Kama. But Artha should always be
first practiced by the king for the livelihood of men is to be
obtained from it only. Again, Kama being the occupation of public
women, they should prefer it to the other two, and these are
exceptions to the general rule." (Kama Sutra 1.2.14)
This book comprises a translated collection of Neopolitan tales
dating back to the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries
and translated into English by Sir Richard Burton - a sort of
Italian Arabian Nights. The collection was published by Lady Burton
after Richard Burton's death.
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