Web Resources
Audio Book of Fawn Brodie's "The Devil Drives. A life of Sir Richard Burton" narrated by Penelope Dellaporta.
Graham Green wrote of it "The latest, far the best and surely the final biography of Sir Richard Burton, one of the most bizarre characters whom England has ever produced."
If you would like a copy of the mp3 files, contact the Museum via email. And a big thanks to Scott Dennis and Ian Pietragallo for transferring these cassettes to a digital format and sharing them.
Graham Green wrote of it "The latest, far the best and surely the final biography of Sir Richard Burton, one of the most bizarre characters whom England has ever produced."
If you would like a copy of the mp3 files, contact the Museum via email. And a big thanks to Scott Dennis and Ian Pietragallo for transferring these cassettes to a digital format and sharing them.
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A sample of the audiobook.
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Abridged audiobook of Burton's "Pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca" narrated by Patrick Tull
If you would like a copy of the mp3 files, contact the Museum via email. And a big thanks again to Scott Dennis and Ian Pietragallo for transferring these cassettes to a digital format and sharing them.
If you would like a copy of the mp3 files, contact the Museum via email. And a big thanks again to Scott Dennis and Ian Pietragallo for transferring these cassettes to a digital format and sharing them.
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A sample of the audiobook.
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Please visit the Sir Richard Burton Museum You Tube Channel for all our uploaded videos and audio files.
There are 2 great websites on Burton
Burtoniana.org,
"This site intends to provide everything known to be written by Burton. Most of the major books are available in full, as are nearly 200 of Burton's journal articles and pamphlets, which are often very hard to find."
The Sir Richard Francis Burton Project
"It is my aim, through this web site and other efforts, to lift Burton from his dusty niche and bring an understanding of the man and his full range of accomplishments to a present-day audience – to restore him to life, of a sort.
There are 2 great websites on Burton
Burtoniana.org,
"This site intends to provide everything known to be written by Burton. Most of the major books are available in full, as are nearly 200 of Burton's journal articles and pamphlets, which are often very hard to find."
The Sir Richard Francis Burton Project
"It is my aim, through this web site and other efforts, to lift Burton from his dusty niche and bring an understanding of the man and his full range of accomplishments to a present-day audience – to restore him to life, of a sort.
Burton on the Big Screen
Mountains of the Moon (1990 film)
Based on William Harrison's biographical novel this is the tale of one of the greatest adventures of the 19th Century, the search for the source of the Nile. Richard Burton (Patrick Bergin) leads two expeditions with John Hanning Speke (Iain Glen). The first ends in tragedy and both men are injured by tribesmen, the second takes over two years, culminates in the discovery of the source but also betrayal and death.
A review from Amazon.com "This movie came out of nowhere in 1990 and completely enthralled me. So much so that I became deeply interested in the history of The Royal Geographical Society and Victorian explorer Burton. The writing, acting, beautiful cinematography and music make it one of the greatest "should have been" movies I've seen."
A review from Amazon.com "This movie came out of nowhere in 1990 and completely enthralled me. So much so that I became deeply interested in the history of The Royal Geographical Society and Victorian explorer Burton. The writing, acting, beautiful cinematography and music make it one of the greatest "should have been" movies I've seen."
Trailer for "Mountains of the Moon"
