{"product_id":"2940169917833","title":"Burton: A Biography of Sir Richard Frances Burton","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplorer and inventor, soldier and poet, archaeologist and diplomat, Richard Francis Burton (1821¿1890) was the most versatile and remarkable man of his age. But he was foremost an adventurer: ¿an adventurer in the intellectual and the spiritual as well as the physical world¿. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pioneering traveler in Central Africa who discovered Lake Tanganyika was also the translator of \u003cem\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/em\u003e and the secret translator of Oriental sex manuals like \u003cem\u003eThe Perfumed Garden\u003c\/em\u003e. The man who made a dangerous pilgrimage to Mecca in disguise also produced major writings on reptiles and religion, mining and mountain-climbing, slavery and sexuality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eByron Farwell brilliantly recreates the sheer excitement of Burton¿s achievements and astonishing range of interests in this fascinating biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150420885744,"sku":"2940169917833","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169917833_p0.jpg?v=1769903311","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169917833","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}