Excerpt from the Victorian adventurer's account of the first visit by a European - himself, masking as a pilgrim - to Islam's holiest city.

Summarizes Burton's celebrated travel book on a pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina. From "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature."

Scroll down to cards number 24 and 25 to see picture cards of Burton and an explorer companion, with texts describing some of their exploits.

Use the Find function to locate a couple of rare anecdotes about Burton's travels in the American west.

Quote on the enchantment of setting off on a journey by a perpetual escapee from the whalebone of Victoria to the sensual desert of Sind.

Reviews a reprint of Burton's "Selected Papers on Anthropology, Travel and Exploration," which cover his travels to Sind, Mecca and Harar.