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Sir Richard Burton   /sər rˈɪtʃərd bˈərtən/   Listen
Sir Richard Burton

noun
1.
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890).  Synonyms: Burton, Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton.





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... on the night when Bruce Evelin and Guy had discussed Mrs. Clarke's divorce case and Mrs. Clarke. He shuddered in the warmth of the pavilion. Then resolutely he picked the book up. At the beginning, after some blank pages, there was a portrait of Sir Richard Burton. Dion looked at the strong, tragic face, with its burning expression, for a long time. Then he stretched himself on one of the divans and ...
— In the Wilderness • Robert Hichens


Words linked to "Sir Richard Burton" :   adventurer, Richard Burton, explorer


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