Chris perguidiFeb 27
Project Gutenberg

The Explorer Who Faked His Way Through the Hajj

Englishman Richard Burton wore several disguises, ranging from merchant to doctor to pilgrim in the holy city of Mecca.

By Kayla Johnson

https://daily.jstor.org/the-explorer-who-faked-his-way-through-the-hajj/?utm_source=mcae&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jstordaily_01302026

Richard Burton at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/898

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Jan 31 at 11:35amWeb
Show threadFairey Mary 🇬🇧🇪🇺Jan 31
@gutenberg_org We don’t hear enough about this bloke. Ol’ spear through the face swashbuckling speaker of multiple languages. They don’ make ‘em like they used to. 😀
Another one on the reading pile.
Show threadslashJan 31
@gutenberg_org To be fair, most historians think he actually converted to Islam, although no one seems to know if that was before or after he made the Hajj.