Richard Francis: 126 books

Explorer, soldier, Orientalist, cartographer, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat, Sir Richard Francis Burton is famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. Burton's best-known achievements include...

28 works of Richard Francis Weymouth English lay Baptist Bible scholar (1822-1902) This ebook presents a collection of 28 works of Richard Francis Weymouth. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - Weymouth New Testament...

Twenty ghostly tales from the supernatural masters of the Victorian age. Wimbourne Books presents the fifth in a series of rare or out-of-print ghost stories from Victorian authors. With an introduction by author Alastair Gunn, Volume 5 in the series spans the years 1872 to 1901 and includes stories...

In the latter half of the 19th Century a group of particularly intrepid explorers navigated their way into the interior of Africa, documenting what they saw, mapping the territory they crossed, and competing with one another to be the first to discover the fabled 'source of the Nile'. The...

“The history of the sword,” the author writes in his introduction, “is the history of humanity.” For centuries, the sword has been a symbol of power, strength, liberty, and courage. In the Middle Ages, the image of a sword was used to signify the word of God. Nearly every culture in history...

Usually told from the perspective of the victims, the Salem Witch Trials are a forever story. The vestiges of a particular strain of American social hysteria remain with us even today. In Crane Pond, Richard Francis reveals a side of the history that is not often recounted, as he skillfully constructs...

Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton's 19th travelogue is simply fascinating. In disguise and (I'm assuming he's accurate in this) at great risk to himself, Burton made a pilgrimage to Medina and Mecca. His intimate observations of customs, daily life, and travel in a foreign land are the sort that...

Welcome to the World of the Nephilim, their origin, their fall and their great plan. This work is fiction and non-fiction. Without the Lamb, be afraid be very afraid...the Fallen are alive and well...

A fast paced action packed adventure where our reluctant hero is abducted by 'aliens', how he uses his Recce (SAS) training to overcome tremendous odds and how he finds absolution.

The Destroyer was here...as it was man's nature we were unprepared. Would we survive? Was there any hope? A planet had entered into our Solar System. Since 1970 Governments knew about it and lied. The Internet came and with it the revelation. We were afraid...we were very afraid.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known...