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C A P T A I N S I R R I C H A R D F R A N C I S B U R T O N The Secret Agent Who Made the Pilgrimage to Mecca, Discovered the Sutra, and Brought the Arabian Nights to the West E D W A R D R I C E *A DA CAPO PRESS Copyright © 1990 by Edward Rice All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo­ copying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Cataloging-in-Publication data for this book is available from the Library of Congress. First Da Capo Press edition 2001 Reprinted by arrangement with Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-306-81028-X Published by Da Capo Press A Member of the Perseus Books Group http:/ / www.dacapopress.com Da Capo Press books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the U.S. by corporations, institutions, and other organizations. For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, or call (617) 252-5298. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10—05 04 03 02 01 To Susanna r Contents Acknowledgments xiii A Note on Sources xv Alphabets and Currencies xix Introduction 1 l The Gypsy Child 9 Dark and Sooty England, Sunny France 17 3 Among the Grocers 25 4 The Great Game 37 5 The Griff 45 6 The Black Wife 55 7 The Snake Priests 69 8 Young Egypt 89 vii viii Contents 9 The Assassins 113 10 The Royal Court 121 11 The Smell of Death 129 12 The Secret Path 163 13 Searching for Camoes 173 14 The Mystical Rose 197 15 Daisy 213 16 The Road to Mecca 231 17 The Prophet’s Tomb 255 18 The Holiest City 263 19 “City of Evil Fame” 291 20 “Rotten Heads” 341 21 The Great Safari 353 22 “M} Earthly God and King” 409 23 Victoria’s Lake 439 24 Santa Isabel 449 25 The Evil Nights 481 26 Brazil 495 27 The Emperor and Empress of Damascus 505 Contents ix 28 Trieste, Sadness 541 29 Arabian Nights 557 30 Perfumed Gardens 595 3I The Widow's Burning 6 Notes and Major Sources 621 Bibliography 629 Index 643 Contents ix 28 Trieste, Sadness 541 29 Arabian Nights 557 30 Perfumed Gardens 595 31 The Widow’s Burning 6 Notes and Major Sources 621 Bibliography 629 Index 643

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