Sindh revisited : a journey in the footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton : 1842-1849, the India years / Christopher Ondaatje.

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Ondaatje, Christopher.

Title & Author:

Sindh revisited : a journey in the footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton : 1842-1849, the India years / Christopher Ondaatje.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Toronto, Canada : HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.

Description:

351 pages : illustrations (some color). color maps ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-351).
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Bombay -- Ch. 3. Baroda -- Ch. 4. Surat -- Ch. 5. Karachi -- Ch. 6. Gharo, Thatta and Mangho Pir -- Ch. 7. Into the heart of Sindh -- Ch. 8. Hyderabad and Miani, Jherruck and Sondhan -- Ch. 9. Sukkur, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Larkhana -- Ch. 10. The return to Sehwan and Ranikot Fort -- Ch. 11. Goa and the Blue Mountains.

Summary:

"Sindh Revisited is the remarkable story of the author's fascination with the early life of Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890). It is the story of an incredible journey, too - deep into the heart of British India, and the India and Sindh of today." "Christopher Ondaatje's Sindh Revisited is the extraordinarily sensitive account of the author's quest to uncover the secrets of the seven years Richard Burton spent in India in the army of the East India Company from 1842 to 1849. "If I wanted to fill the gap in my understanding of Richard Burton, I would have to do something that had never been done before: follow in his footsteps in India ..." The journey covered thousands of miles - trekking across deserts where ancient tribes meet modern civilization in the valley of the mighty Indus River." "What was it that Burton discovered in India? What was it that changed him from a rebellious, wayward youth into a man of courage, imagination, wisdom and personal power? Through this unique book and the journey it describes, we come nearer than ever before to understanding the mystery of Richard Burton and the devils that drove him."--Jacket.

ISBN:

0002554364
9780002554367

Subject:

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 Travel Pakistan Sindh.
Ondaatje, Christopher Travel Pakistan Sindh.
Burton, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1821-1890.
Burton, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1821-1890 Voyages Inde .
Ondaatje, Christopher Voyages Inde.
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
Ondaatje, Christopher
Burton, Richard Francis 1821-1890
Burton, Richard Francis.
Travel
Sindh (Pakistan) Description and travel.
India Description and travel.
Inde Descriptions et voyages.
Sind (Pākistān) Descriptions et voyages.
India
Pakistan Sindh
Indien
Provinz Sind
Sind

Form/genre:

Biographie 1842-1849.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 216577
Call No.: DS392.S53 O5 1996
Status: Available

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