Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah


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Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 – 1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet, hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29 European, Asian, and African languages.

Burton's best-known achievements include traveling in disguise to Mecca, The Book of One Thousand Nights and A Night, an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights, bringing the Kama Sutra to publication in English, and journeying with John Hanning Speke as the first Europeans led by Africa's greatest explorer guide, Sidi Mubarak Bombay, utilizing route information by Indian and Omani merchants who traded in the region, to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source of the Nile. Burton extensively criticized colonial policies (to the detriment of his career) in his works and letters. He was a prolific and erudite author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about subjects including human behavior, travel, fencing, sexual practices, and ethnography. A unique feature of his books is the copious footnotes and appendices containing remarkable observations and unexpurgated information. (Summary from Wikipedia) (31 hr 48 min)

Chapters

Preface to the Memorial Edition 6:45 Read by hefyd
Preface to the Third Edition 12:13 Read by hefyd
Preface to the First Edition 8:46 Read by hefyd
To Alexandria 24:12 Read by hefyd
I leave Alexandria 22:26 Read by hefyd
The Nile Steamboat - The Little Asthmatic 20:23 Read by hefyd
Life in the Wakalah, part 1 35:00 Read by Ted Garvin
Life in the Wakalah, part 2 35:55 Read by Ted Garvin
The Ramazan 24:45 Read by Rebekka Steg
The Mosque 58:39 Read by Jersey City Frankie
Preparations to Quit Cairo 48:03 Read by scarlettraces
From Cairo to Suez 50:26 Read by Phil Griffiths
Suez 46:06 Read by hefyd
The Pilgrim Ship 45:45 Read by Alia Makki
To Yambu' 40:09 Read by Alia Makki
The Halt at Yambu' 45:26 Read by Alia Makki
From Yambu' 53:41 Read by Alia Makki
From Bir Abbas to Al-Madina 40:31 Read by Alia Makki
Through the Suburb 42:42 Read by Alia Makki
The Prophet's Tomb, part 1 46:03 Read by Alia Makki
The Prophet's Tomb, part 2 40:39 Read by Alia Makki
An Essay, part 1 44:24 Read by scarlettraces
An Essay, part 2 28:25 Read by Alia Makki
Al-Madina 54:22 Read by Alia Makki
The Mosque of Kuba 45:59 Read by Pentti Hirvonen
The Visitation of Hamzah's Tomb, part 1 23:35 Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
The Visitation of Hamzah's Tomb, part 2 22:50 Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
The People of Al-madinah, part 1 35:24 Read by Kalynda
The People of Al-madinah, part 2 20:09 Read by Kalynda
The Saints' Cemetery, part 1 27:00 Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
The Saints' Cemetery, part 2 29:55 Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
The Damascus Caravan 15:42 Read by Alia Makki
From Al-Madinah to Al-Suwayrkiyah 39:24 Read by Alia Makki
The Badawin of Al-hijaz, part 1 39:54 Read by Alia Makki
The Badawin of Al-hijaz, part 2 52:04 Read by Sienna
The Badawin of Al-hijaz, part 3 27:39 Read by Sienna
From Al-suwayrkiyah to Meccah, part 1 46:38 Read by Sienna
From Al-suwayrkiyah to Meccah, part 2 27:22 Read by Alia Makki
The First Visit to Bayt Allah 39:14 Read by Alia Makki
The First Day 32:49 Read by Anna Simon
The Second Day 21:42 Read by Alia Makki
The Third Day 37:46 Read by Alia Makki
The Three Days of Drying Flesh 23:51 Read by Thelma Meyer
Life at Meccah, and Umrah, or the Little Pilgrimage 48:33 Read by Alia Makki
Places of Pious Visitation 25:24 Read by Alia Makki
To Jeddah 36:37 Read by Anna Simon
Of Hajj, or Pilgrimage 39:11 Read by Anna Simon
The Bayt Ullah, part 1 41:20 Read by Alia Makki
The Bayt Ullah, part 2 40:20 Read by Alia Makki
Specimen of a Murshid's Diploma 12:42 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
The Navigation and Voyages of Ludovicus Vertomannus, part 1 28:50 Read by Barty Begley
The Navigation and Voyages of Ludovicus Vertomannus, part 2 26:56 Read by Alia Makki
The Pilgrimage of Joseph Pitts, part 1 33:37 Read by Alia Makki
The Pilgrimage of Joseph Pitts, part 2 32:21 Read by Alia Makki
Giovanni Finati 28:20 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
Notes on My Journey 17:23 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
The Meccah Pilgrimage 12:15 Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater

Reviews


(2 stars)

This wonderful account of a fascinating and perilous journey was butchered by one of the female readers who rushed through her sections as if too impatient to get to the end. Why did she bother if she was in a great hurry?

would love to listen but could not


(1 stars)

you should really censor the quality of the readers terrible another wonderful book ruined


(3.5 stars)

appreciate the volunteer's efforts... but ... hard to get in the flow in some parts