The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of her Life. Cet article n’est pas disponible.The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton: The Story of her Life

The complete two volume set of second editions of this fascinating biography of Isabel Burton, the writer, adventurer, and wife of Richard Francis Burton. A complete two volume set.The second editions.In the publisher's original brown cloth bindings.Volume I is illustrated with a frontispiece and 17 plates. Volume II is illustrated with a frontispiece and 23 plates. Collated, complete.The interesting biography of Isabel, Lady Burton, written from the memoirs and letters of Lady Burton herself, alongside the writing of W. H. Wilkins. Isabel Burton was an English writer and explorer, best known for being the wife of the famous adventurer, Richard Francis Burton.Much of Lady Burton's life was influenced by her Catholic faith, and during the Crimean War, she set up a Catholic group called the 'Stella Club', which helped support the families of soldiers.William Henry Wilkins was an English writer, esteemed biographer, and personal friend of Lady Burton. In publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. Volume I is lacking the rear free endpaper. Ink inscriptions to front free endpapers of both volumes. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting to the front and rear. Very Good.