The Life of Sir Richard BurtonChapter IX · December 1856-21st May 1859, The Unveiling of Isis Bibliography:Reading editionChapter navigation217 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPreface.Chapter I · 19th March 1821-October 1840 1. Torquay and Elstree.2. Tours and Elstree.3. Death of Richard Baker, 16th September 1824.4. At School, Richmond, 1829.5. The Continent Again.Chapter II · October 1840-April 1842, Oxford 6. Trinity College, October 1840.7. Expelled, April 1842.Chapter III · April 1842-20th February 1847, Sind 8. To Bombay, 18th June 1842.9. Baroda. The Bubu.10. Karachi. Love of Disguise.11. A Dangerous Mission, 1845.12. The Persian Beauty.13. A Simian Dictionary.14. Duality.Chapter IV · 20th February 1847-1849. Under the Spell of Camoens Bibliography:15. Goa and Camoens.16. "Would you a Sufi be?"17. Letter to Sarah Burton, 14th Nov. 1848.18. Allahdad.Chapter V · 1849 to 3rd April, 1853, Chiefly Boulogne Bibliography:19. A Motto from Ariosto.20. Isabel Arundell & "My Dear Louisa." 1851.21. Forster FitzGerald Arbuthnot 1853.Chapter VI · 3rd April 1853 to 29th October 1854, Pilgrimage to Mecca Bibliography:22. The Man Wants to Wander.23. Haji Wali, 1853.24. The Pilgrim Ship, 6th July 1853.25. Medina.26. Mecca.27. Burton's Delight in Shocking.28. El Islam.Chapter VII · 29th October 1854—9th February, 1855 To Harar Bibliography: 13. Pilgrimage to Al-Madimah and Meccah. 3 vols. 1855-1856. 29. At Aden. The Arabian Nights. Oct. 1854.30. From Zeila to Harar, 27th November 1854 to 2nd January 1855.31. At Harar.32. From Harar to Berbera. 13th Jan. 1855-5th Feb. 1855.33. The Fight at Berbera, 22nd April, 1855.Chapter VIII · 9th February 1855-October 1856, The Crimea Bibliography:34. The Crimea.35. Engaged to Isabel Arundell, August 1856.Chapter IX · December 1856-21st May 1859, The Unveiling of Isis Bibliography:36. To Fuga. January to March 1857.37. Zanzibar to Tanganyika, 26th June 1857 to 26th May 1858.38. The Return Journey, 26th May 1858 to 13th February 1859.Chapter X · 22nd January 1861-to August 1861, Mormons and Marriage Bibliography:39. We rushed into each other's arms. 22nd May, 1860.40. Brigham Young. April 1860 to November 1860.41. Marriage. 22nd January 1861.42. At Lord Houghton's.Chapter XI · August 1861-November 1863, Fernando Po Bibliography:43. African Gold.44. Anecdotes.45. Fans and Gorillas.46. The Anthropological Society, 6th Jan. 1863.Chapter XII · 29th November 1863 to 15th September 1865, Gelele Bibliography:47. Whydah and its Deity. 29th November 1863.48. The Amazons.49. "The Customs."50. Death of Speke, 15th September 1864.Chapter XIII · September 1865-October 1869 Santos, Burton's Second Consulate Bibliography:51. To Santos.52. Aubertin. Death of Steinhauser, 27th July 1866.53. The Facetious Cannibals.The next event was a canoe journey which Burton made alone down the river Sao Francisco from its source to the falls55. In Paraguay. August 15th to September 15th 1868. April 4th to April 18th 1869.Chapter XIV · October 1869-16th August 1871, "Emperor and Empress of Damascus." Bibliography:56. Archbishop Manning and the Odd Fish.57. 3rd Consulate, Damascus.58. Jane Digby el Mezrab.59. To Tadmor.60. Palmer and Drake. 11th July 1870.61. Khamoor.62. The Shazlis.63. The Recall. 16th August 1871.Chapter XV · 16th August 1871-4th June 1872, "The Blackness of Darkness" 64. With Sir H. Stisted at Norwood. August 1871.65. Reduced to £15.66. An Orgie at Lady Alford's. 2nd November 1871.67. The Tichborne Trial.68. Khamoor at the Theatre.Chapter XVI · 4th June 1872-24th October 1872, In Iceland Bibliography:69. In Edinburgh Again, 4th June 1872.70. Wardour Castle, 5th July 1872.71. St. George and Frederick Burton.72. At the Athenaeum.73. Jane Digby Again.74. His Book on Zanzibar.Chapter XVII · 24th October 1872-12th May 1875, Trieste Bibliography:75. Burton at Trieste, 24th October 1872.76. At the Vienna Exhibition, 1873.77. A Visit from Drake, June 1873.78. Khamoor returns to Syria, 4th December 1874.Chapter XVIII · 12th May 1875-18th June 1876, The Trip to India Bibliography:79. Visit to England, 12th May 1875.80. Tonic Bitters.81. A Trip to India, December 1875, 18th June 1876.82. Arbuthnot Again. Rehatsek.83. In Sind.84. Golconda.Chapter XIX · 18th June 1876-31st March 1877, Colonel Gordon 85. Ariosto.86. Death of Rashid Pasha, 24th June 1876.87. Colonel Gordon 1877.88. Jane Digby the Second.89. The Old Baronetcy. 18th January 1877.Chapter XX · 31st March 1877 to 27th December 1879, Midian Bibliography:Burton now felt that the time was ripe to broach his views concerning the golden Chersonese to the Khedive (Ismail), and91. More Advice to "Lazybones." 8th May 1877.92. Haji Wali Again.93. Graffiti.94. Letter to Sir Henry Gordon, 4th July 1878.95. Death of Maria Stisted, 12th November 1878.96. Burton's "Six Senses."97. Still thinking of Midian. April-December 1879.Chapter XXI · 27th December 1879-August 1881, Camoens Bibliography98. The Lusiads.99. At Ober Ammergau, August 1880.100. Mrs. Burton's Advice to Novelists. 4th September 1880.101. The Kasidah, 1880.102. Lisa.Chapter XXII · August 1881-May 1882, John Payne 103. With Cameron at Venice, August 1881.104. John Payne, November 1881.105. To the Gold Coast, 25th November 1881-20th May 1882.Chapter XXIII · 20th May 1882-July 1883, The Meeting of Burton and Payne Bibliography106. Mrs. Grundy begins to roar. May 1882.107. The Search for Palmer, October 1882.Chapter XXIV · July 1883-November 1883, The Palazzone 108. Anecdotes of Burton.109. Burton and Mrs. Disraeli.110. "I am an Old English Catholic."111. Burton begins his Translation, April 1884.112. The Battle over the Nights.113. Completion of Mr. Payne's Translation.Chapter XXV · 1883 to May 1885, The Kama Shastra Society Bibliography:114. The Azure Apollo.115. The Kama Sutra.Chapter XXVI · The Ananga Ranga or Lila Shastra Bibliography:116. The Ananga Ranga. 403117. The Beharistan, 1887.118. The Gulistan, 1888.119. The Nigaristan.120. Letters to Payne, 19th January 1884.121. At Sauerbrunn, 12th August 1884.122. Burton's Circulars, September 1884.123. The Book of the Sword.124. The Lyrics of Camoens, 1884.125. More Letters to Payne, 1st October 1884.126. Death of Gordon, January 1885.127. W. F. Kirby, 418 25th March 1885.Chapter XXVII · May 1885-5th Feb. 1886, A Glance through "The Arabian Nights" Bibliography:128. Slaving at the Athenaeum, May 1885.129. A Visit to Mr. Arbuthnot's.130. Dr. Steingass.131. Anecdotes.132. The Pentameron. Burton and Gladstone.133. A Brief Glance through the Nights.Chapter XXVIII · The Two Translations Compared 134. The Blacksmith Who, etc.135. Abu al-Hasan.136. The Summing Up.Chapter XXIX · Burton's Notes 137. Burton's Notes.138. The Terminal Essay.139. Final Summing up.140. Mr. Swinburne on Burton.Chapter XXX · 21st November 1885-5th June 1886 K. C. M. G. Bibliography:141. In Morocco, 21st November 1885.142. K.C.M.G., 5th February 1886.143. Burton at 65.144. More Anecdotes.Chapter XXXI · Burton's Religion 145. Burton's Religion.146. Burton as a Writer.Chapter XXXII · 5th June 1886-15th April 1888, Burton and Social Questions: Anecdotes 147. The Population Question.148. New Projects.149. Mr. A. G. Ellis and Professor Blumhardt. 5th June 1886-5th April 1887.150. Dr. Leslie and Dr. Baker: Anecdotes. April 1887.151. Three Months at Abbazia. 1st Dec. 1887-5th March 1888.Chapter XXXIII · 19th March 1888-15th October 1888, The Last Visit to England "The Supplemental Nights" Bibliography:152. Meeting with Mr. Swinburne and others, 18th July 1888-15th October 1888.153. H. W. Ashbee.154. A Bacon Causerie.155. The Gypsy, August 1888.156. The Supplemental Nights. 1st December 1886-1st August 1888.157. Comparison.Chapter XXXIV · "The Scented Garden" Bibliography:158. Nafzawi.159. Origin of The Scented Garden.160. Contents of The Scented Garden.161. Sir Richard Burton's Translation.Chapter XXXV · 15th October 1888 to 21st July 1890. Working at the "Catullus" and "The Scented Garden" Bibliography:162. Switzerland 15th October 1888.163. Mr. Letchford, August and September 1889.164. To Dr. Tuckey.165. To Mr. Kirby 15th May 1889.166. Tunis and Algiers, November 1889 to March 1890.Chapter XXXVI · "The Priapeia" Bibliography: 168. The Priapeia.169. Catullus and the Last Trip, July—September 1890.170. At Maloja, July 1890.171. The Golden Ass.Chapter XXXVII · Death of Sir Richard Burton 173. Death. 20th October 1890.Chapter XXXVIII · 20th October 1890-December 1890, The Fate of "The Scented Garden" 173. The Fate of The Scented Garden.174. Discrepancies in Lady Burton's Story.175. The Fate of the Catullus.176. Lisa Departs, November 1890.Chapter XXXIX · January 1891 to July 1891, Lady Burton in England Bibliography (Posthumous works):177. Lady Burton in England.178. The Funeral at Mortlake, 15th June 1891.179. The Scented Garden Storm, June 1891.Chapter XL · July 1891-December 1893, O Tomb, O Tomb! Bibliography:180. A Letter to Miss Stisted.181. The writing of the Life August 1892-March 1893.182. The Library Edition of The Nights 1894.Chapter XLI · Death of Lady Burton Bibliography:183. Lady Burton at Eastbourne.184. Death of Lady Burton, 22nd Mar. 1896.185. Miss Stisted's "True Life."186. Mr. Wilkins's Work, 1897.187. Burton's Friends.Verses on the Death of Richard Burton 703 By Algernon Charles SwinburneAPPENDICESFootnotes:Previous chapter ←35. Engaged to Isabel Arundell, August 1856.Next chapter →36. To Fuga. January to March 1857.All chapters and sections (217)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPreface.Chapters1Other sections2. Tours and Elstree.3. Death of Richard Baker, 16th September 1824.4. At School, Richmond, 1829.5. The Continent Again.Chapters2Other sections7. Expelled, April 1842.Chapters3Other sections9. Baroda. The Bubu.10. Karachi. Love of Disguise.11. A Dangerous Mission, 1845.12. The Persian Beauty.13. A Simian Dictionary.14. Duality.Chapters4Other sections15. Goa and Camoens.16. "Would you a Sufi be?"17. Letter to Sarah Burton, 14th Nov. 1848.18. Allahdad.Chapters5Other sections19. A Motto from Ariosto.20. Isabel Arundell & "My Dear Louisa." 1851.21. Forster FitzGerald Arbuthnot 1853.Chapters6Other sections22. The Man Wants to Wander.23. Haji Wali, 1853.24. The Pilgrim Ship, 6th July 1853.25. Medina.26. Mecca.27. Burton's Delight in Shocking.28. El Islam.Chapters7Other sections30. From Zeila to Harar, 27th November 1854 to 2nd January 1855.31. At Harar.32. From Harar to Berbera. 13th Jan. 1855-5th Feb. 1855.33. The Fight at Berbera, 22nd April, 1855.Chapters8Other sections34. The Crimea.35. Engaged to Isabel Arundell, August 1856.Chapters9Other sections36. To Fuga. January to March 1857.37. Zanzibar to Tanganyika, 26th June 1857 to 26th May 1858.38. The Return Journey, 26th May 1858 to 13th February 1859.Chapters10Other sections39. We rushed into each other's arms. 22nd May, 1860.40. Brigham Young. April 1860 to November 1860.41. Marriage. 22nd January 1861.42. At Lord Houghton's.Chapters11Other sections43. African Gold.44. Anecdotes.45. Fans and Gorillas.46. The Anthropological Society, 6th Jan. 1863.Chapters12Other sections47. Whydah and its Deity. 29th November 1863.48. The Amazons.49. "The Customs."50. Death of Speke, 15th September 1864.Chapters13Other sections51. To Santos.52. Aubertin. Death of Steinhauser, 27th July 1866.53. The Facetious Cannibals.The next event was a canoe journey which Burton made alone down the river Sao Francisco from its source to the falls55. In Paraguay. August 15th to September 15th 1868. April 4th to April 18th 1869.Chapters14Other sections56. Archbishop Manning and the Odd Fish.57. 3rd Consulate, Damascus.58. Jane Digby el Mezrab.59. To Tadmor.60. Palmer and Drake. 11th July 1870.61. Khamoor.62. The Shazlis.63. The Recall. 16th August 1871.Chapters15Other sections65. Reduced to £15.66. An Orgie at Lady Alford's. 2nd November 1871.67. The Tichborne Trial.68. Khamoor at the Theatre.Chapters16Other sections69. In Edinburgh Again, 4th June 1872.70. Wardour Castle, 5th July 1872.71. St. George and Frederick Burton.72. At the Athenaeum.73. Jane Digby Again.74. His Book on Zanzibar.Chapters17Other sections75. Burton at Trieste, 24th October 1872.76. At the Vienna Exhibition, 1873.77. A Visit from Drake, June 1873.78. Khamoor returns to Syria, 4th December 1874.Chapters18Other sections79. Visit to England, 12th May 1875.80. Tonic Bitters.81. A Trip to India, December 1875, 18th June 1876.82. Arbuthnot Again. Rehatsek.83. In Sind.84. Golconda.Chapters19Other sections86. Death of Rashid Pasha, 24th June 1876.87. Colonel Gordon 1877.88. Jane Digby the Second.89. The Old Baronetcy. 18th January 1877.Chapters20Other sectionsBurton now felt that the time was ripe to broach his views concerning the golden Chersonese to the Khedive (Ismail), and91. More Advice to "Lazybones." 8th May 1877.92. Haji Wali Again.93. Graffiti.94. Letter to Sir Henry Gordon, 4th July 1878.95. Death of Maria Stisted, 12th November 1878.96. Burton's "Six Senses."97. Still thinking of Midian. April-December 1879.Chapters21Other sections98. The Lusiads.99. At Ober Ammergau, August 1880.100. Mrs. Burton's Advice to Novelists. 4th September 1880.101. The Kasidah, 1880.102. Lisa.Chapters22Other sections104. John Payne, November 1881.105. To the Gold Coast, 25th November 1881-20th May 1882.Chapters23Other sections106. Mrs. Grundy begins to roar. May 1882.107. The Search for Palmer, October 1882.Chapters24Other sections109. Burton and Mrs. Disraeli.110. "I am an Old English Catholic."111. Burton begins his Translation, April 1884.112. The Battle over the Nights.113. Completion of Mr. Payne's Translation.Chapters25Other sections114. The Azure Apollo.115. The Kama Sutra.Chapters26Other sections116. The Ananga Ranga. 403117. The Beharistan, 1887.118. The Gulistan, 1888.119. The Nigaristan.120. Letters to Payne, 19th January 1884.121. At Sauerbrunn, 12th August 1884.122. Burton's Circulars, September 1884.123. The Book of the Sword.124. The Lyrics of Camoens, 1884.125. More Letters to Payne, 1st October 1884.126. Death of Gordon, January 1885.127. W. F. Kirby, 418 25th March 1885.Chapters27Other sections128. Slaving at the Athenaeum, May 1885.129. A Visit to Mr. Arbuthnot's.130. Dr. Steingass.131. Anecdotes.132. The Pentameron. Burton and Gladstone.133. A Brief Glance through the Nights.Chapters28Other sections135. Abu al-Hasan.136. The Summing Up.Chapters29Other sections138. The Terminal Essay.139. Final Summing up.140. Mr. Swinburne on Burton.Chapters30Other sections141. In Morocco, 21st November 1885.142. K.C.M.G., 5th February 1886.143. Burton at 65.144. More Anecdotes.Chapters31Other sections146. Burton as a Writer.Chapters32Other sections148. New Projects.149. Mr. A. G. Ellis and Professor Blumhardt. 5th June 1886-5th April 1887.150. Dr. Leslie and Dr. Baker: Anecdotes. April 1887.151. Three Months at Abbazia. 1st Dec. 1887-5th March 1888.Chapters33Other sections152. Meeting with Mr. Swinburne and others, 18th July 1888-15th October 1888.153. H. W. Ashbee.154. A Bacon Causerie.155. The Gypsy, August 1888.156. The Supplemental Nights. 1st December 1886-1st August 1888.157. Comparison.Chapters34Other sections158. Nafzawi.159. Origin of The Scented Garden.160. Contents of The Scented Garden.161. Sir Richard Burton's Translation.Chapters35Other sections162. Switzerland 15th October 1888.163. Mr. Letchford, August and September 1889.164. To Dr. Tuckey.165. To Mr. Kirby 15th May 1889.166. Tunis and Algiers, November 1889 to March 1890.Chapters36Other sections169. Catullus and the Last Trip, July—September 1890.170. At Maloja, July 1890.171. The Golden Ass.Chapters3738Other sections174. Discrepancies in Lady Burton's Story.175. The Fate of the Catullus.176. Lisa Departs, November 1890.Chapters39Other sections177. Lady Burton in England.178. The Funeral at Mortlake, 15th June 1891.179. The Scented Garden Storm, June 1891.Chapters40Other sections180. A Letter to Miss Stisted.181. The writing of the Life August 1892-March 1893.182. The Library Edition of The Nights 1894.Chapters41Other sections183. Lady Burton at Eastbourne.184. Death of Lady Burton, 22nd Mar. 1896.185. Miss Stisted's "True Life."186. Mr. Wilkins's Work, 1897.187. Burton's Friends.Verses on the Death of Richard Burton 703 By Algernon Charles SwinburneAPPENDICESFootnotes:15. Lake Regions of Equatorial Africa. 16. Vol. 33 of the Royal Geographical Society.← 35. Engaged to Isabel Arundell, August 1856.36. To Fuga. January to March 1857. →