Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (Vol.1-3)

"I have entitled this account of my summer's tour through Al-Hijaz, a Personal Narrative, and I have laboured to make its nature correspond with its name, simply because "it is the personal that interests mankind." Many may not follow my example."
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccahis the first detailed and informative account of hajj pilgrimage from the eyes of a western explorer and ethnographer. Spread over 3 volumes it is a well-documented journey to Mecca in disguise and provides a thorough insight into the lives and customs of the Arab world.
CONTENTS
Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah (In 3 Vols.)
Biography and Further Readings:
Life of Sir Richard Burton by Thomas Wright
Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of Her Life (Vol.1&2)
Arabian Society in the Middle Ages
Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator and diplomat. Burton's best-known achievements include an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights (commonly called The Arabian Nights); the publication of the Kama Sutra in English and an expedition with J. H. Spake to discover the source of Nile.