Richard Burton was probably one of the most interesting people from the XIX century. It's odd how few people know about him nowadays. His books are just amazing

Richard Burton was probably one of the most interesting people from the XIX century. It's odd how few people know about him nowadays. His books are just amazing and I really recommend both "Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah" and "Goa and the Blue Mountains".