Re: (Sir) Richard Francis Burton,indy's own hero?

Posted by Anejo Joe from 249.greenville-01-02rs.sc.dial-access.att.net on May 03, 1999 at 20:13:06:

In Reply to: (Sir) Richard Francis Burton,indy's own hero? posted by explorer on May 03, 1999 at 09:09:29:

: I've got a question that i'd like to asK:
: In the novel Indiana Jones and the Genesis Deluge ,during
: the chapter where Indy remembers being at a sultans palace as a
: child,the name Richard Francis Burton is mentioned.He seems
: to be admired by Indy like a hero.
: Later in the novel Indiana Jones and the Philosopher's stone
: ,the same Richard Francis Burton ist mentionend in the first
: chapter as the first discoverer of the city of cozan ,i think in
: 1867.
: Now my question:´Has this man really lived?He must have been
: quite an adventurer.Does anybody know about this man?
: Please answer,I'm really interested in this one.
: (If it's possible,ame your source of information)

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Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a real man and a Victorian adventurer. He discovered the source of the Nile, and translated the Kamasutra of Vatsyayana. Also wrote a definitive book on the sword, among other things.

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