Böcker i Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah 3 Volume Set-serien

The talented British linguist, ethnologist and explorer Richard F. Burton (1821-90) was one of the first Europeans to visit Mecca and survive to tell the tale. This lively three-volume account, published 1855-6, vividly describes his experiences in 1853, when he travelled there under the disguise of a pilgrim.