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arabian nights: plain and literal translations…

In 1865 Richard Burton was transferred to Santos in Brazil , where Isabel for the first time was able to make a home. They spent four years in Brazil, two in Damascus- which ended in trouble because of the intrigues … Continue reading

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burton and the polygamy riddle

…The Mormons at this time were considered a great curiosity in England. Since the murder of Joseph Smith in Illinois in 1844, and the subsequent dramatic exodus to the desert isolation of the great inland sea, the sect had flourished … Continue reading

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