Isabel Burton

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Isabel Burton

Isabel Burton née Arundell ( of Wardour ) (born March 20, 1831 in London , † March 21, 1896 ibid) was a British travel writer .

Isabel Burton came from a very conservative upper class, but even as a young woman dreamed of travel and adventure. In 1861 she married the orientalist and explorer Richard Francis Burton against her parents' wishes . Burton was an unsteady man who preferred to travel rather than make money for his family. With the help of her good contacts, Isabel Burton repeatedly found him jobs at British consulates and then secretly took over his duties in order to enable her husband to travel. She edited his books and texts and took care of their publication.

In addition to her role as a self-sacrificing Victorian wife, Isabel Burton also traveled autonomously and with her husband. Among other things, she explored the Brazilian Amazon , Arabia and India . From 1869 to 1871 she lived with her husband in Damascus , from where she often rode into the desert for weeks in Arab men's clothing.

She recorded her travels and experiences in her books and writings. Her main work is her husband's biography ( The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton ). Her autobiography was completed by William Henry Wilkins and published under the title The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton in 1897.

Isabel Burton died in 1896 after a long illness.

Works

  • 1875 - The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine and the Holy Land . Henry S. King & Co., London. 2 volumes. (Digital copies: Volume 1 , Volume 2 )
  • 1879 - Arabia, Egypt, India . William Mullan and Son, London et al. (Digitized: [1] )
  • 1897 - The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton. The story of her life . Dodd Mead and Company, New York. 2nd volumes. (Digital copies: Volume 1 , Volume 2 )
  • 1898 - The Life of Captain Sir Richard F. Burton . Chapman & Hall, London. 2 volumes. (Digital copies: Volume 1 , Volume 2 )
  • 1900 - The Passion-Play at Ober-Ammergau . Hutchinson and Co., London. (Digitized: [2] )

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SURNAME Burton, Isabel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British travel writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1896
Place of death London