This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. http://books.google.com .B97 THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON LADY BURTON. Photo by Gunn & Stuart Richmond Surrey. THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON THOMAS WRIGHT AUTHOR OF "THE LIFE OF EDWARD FITZGERALD." ETC. WITH SIXTY-FOUR PLATES. TWO VOLUMES VOL. II LONDON EVERETT & CO. 1906 (All Rights Reserved.) #4. //- it>- 3L $ tX CONTENTS OF VOLUME II CHAPTER XXI' 27th December 1879 — August 1881 CAMOENS^ 98. The Lusiads - - - - - -13 99. Ober Ammergau - - - - 16 100. Mrs. Burton's Advice to Novelists - - 19 101. The Kasidah - - - - - - 20 102. Lisa - _- -.-.23 CHAPTER XXII August 1 88 1 — 20th May 1882 JOHN PAYNE 103. With Cameron at Venice, August 1881 - - 25 104. John Payne, November 1881 - - - 26 105. To the Gold Coast, 25th November 1881 — 20th May 1882 34 CHAPTER XXIII., 20th May 1882— July 1883 THE MEETING OF BURTON AND PAYNE 106. Mrs. Grundy begins to Roar, May 1882 - - - 37 107. The Search lor Palmer, October 1882 - - - 43 CHAPTER XXIV July 1883 — November 1883 THE PALAZZONE 108. Anecdotes of Burton - 46 109. Burton and Mrs. Disraeli 47 110. "I am an Old English Catholic ' ' 49 111. Burton begins his Translation, April 1884 S2 1 1 2. The Battle over the Nights 54 113. Completion of Payne's Translation 56 vi LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON CHAPTER XXV THE KAMA SHASTRA SOCIETY 114. The Azure Apollo - 57 115. The Kama Sutra - - - 63 CHAPTER XXVI "THE ANANGA RANGA " 1885 116. The Ananga Banga - - - - 67 117. The Beharistan - - - - 69 118. The Oulistan 70 119. The Nigaristan - - - - - - 71 120. The " 1884 " Letters to Payne - - 71 121. At Sauerbrunn, 12th August, 1884 - - 72 122. Burton's Circulars - - - - - 73 123. The Book of the Sword - - - - 74 124. The Lyrics of Camoens - - - - "75 125. More Letters to John Payne - - - "75 126. Death of Gordon, January 1885 - - " -76 127. Mr. W. F. Kirby, 25th March 1885 " - - 76 CHAPTER XXVII May 1885— 5th February 1886 A GLANCE THROUGH "THE ARABIAN NIGHTS " 128. Slaving at the Athenaeum - - - So 129. A Visit to Mr. Arbuthnot's - - - 86 130. Dr. Steingass - - - - - 91 131. Anecdotes 92 132. The Pentameron : Burton and Gladstone - - 93 133. A Brief Glance through the Nights - - - 95 CHAPTER XXVIII THE TWO TRANSLATIONS COMPARED 134. The Blacksmith who, etc. - - 105 135. Abu Al-Hasen and Abu Ja'afar the Leper - - 109 136. The Summing Up - 116 CHAPTER XXIX BURTON'S NOTES 137. Burton's Notes - - - - - 121 138. The Terminal Essay - - - - - 125 139. Final Summing Up - - - - - 126 140. Mr. Swinburne on Burton - - - - 127 CONTENTS vii CHAPTER XXX 21st November 1885— 18th July 1888 k.c.m.g. 141. In Morocco, 2 1st November 1885 - 133 142. K.C.M.G. - - - - 134 143. Burton at 65 - - - - - 135 144. More Anecdotes - - - - -141 CHAPTER XXXI burton's religion 145. Burton's Religion - - - - - 144 146. Burton as a Writer - - - - 146 CHAPTER XXXII BURTON AND SOCIAL QUESTIONS 147. The Population Question - - - 151 148. New Projects - - - - - 153 149. Mr. A. G. Ellis and Professor Blumhardt, June 1886 — April 1887 - - - - - 159 150. Dr. Leslie and Dr. Baker, April 1887 ; Anecdotes - - 165 151. Three months at Abbazia, December 1887 — March 1888 169 CHAPTER XXXIII 18th July 1888— 15th October 1888 THE LAST VISIT TO ENGLAND I "SUPPLEMENTAL. NIGHTS " 152. Meeting with Mr. Swinburne and others. - - 174 153. H. W. Ashbee ------ 175 154. Bacon causes Sparks ----- 175 155. The Gipsy Lore Society, August 1888 - - - 177 150. The Supplemental Nights, 1st December, 1886 — 1st August 1888 ------ 179 157. Comparison CHAPTER XXXIV. "THE SCENTED GARDEN," NOV. 1 888. 158. Nafzawi 190 159. Origin of Th* Scented Garden 192 160. Contents of The Scented Garden - 193 161. Burton's Translation 196 viii LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON CHAPTER XXXV 15th October 1 888—2 1st July, 1890 WORKING AT THE CATULLUS AND THE "SCENTED GARDEN " 162. In Switzerland, 15th October 1888 - - - 201 163. Mr. Letchford, August and September 1889 - - 202 164. To Dr. Tuckey - - - - - 208 165. To Mr. Kir by, 15th May 1889 - - - 209 166. Tunis and Algiers, 20th December 1889 - 210 167. Arbuthnot in Trieste, May 1890 - - - 218 CHAPTER XXXVI "THE PRIAPEIa" 168. The Priapeia, 1890 - 223 169. Catullus and The Last Trip, 1st July — 7th September 1890 227 170. At Maloja ------ 228 171. The Golden Ass - - - - - 231 CHAPTER XXXVII DEATH OF SIR RICHARD BURTON, 20TH OCTOBER 189O 172. Death ------- 237 CHAPTER XXXVIII 20th October 1890 — December 1890 THE FATE OF THE "SCENTED GARDEN " J73- " Our Dead in Rare Instances Come Back ' ' 250 174. Discrepancies in Lady Burton's Story - 255 175. The Fate of the Catullus 257 176. Lisa Departs, November 1890 260 CHAPTER XXXIX January 1891 — July 1891 LADY BURTON IN ENGLAND 177. Lady Burton arrives in England - 261 1 78. The Funeral at Mortlake 262 179. The Scented Garden Storm, June and July 1891 264 CHAPTER XL July 1 891 — 27th December 1893 O TOMB, O TOMB 180. A Letter to Miss Stisted 266 181. The Writing of the ' ' Life ' ' 268 182. The Library Edition 275 CONTENTS i* CHAPTER XLI 22nd March, 1896 DEATH OF LADY BURTON 183. Lady Burton at Eastbourne - 279 184. Death of Lady Burton, 22nd March 1896 281 185. Miss Stisted's '/rue Life 282 186. Mr. Wilkins's Work - 283 187. Burton's Friends - 283 Verses on the Death of Richard Burton, by Mr. A. C. Swinburne - - 287 APPENDICES 1. Bibliography of Richard Burton iii 2. List of Works included in the ' ' Memorial Edition ' ' vii 3. List of Biographies of Burton ... - vii 4. Extracts relating to Burton from the Index to the Publi cations of the Anthropological Institute vii 5. Bibliography of F. F. Arbuthnot - x 6. Bibliography of Dr. Steingass % - xi 7. Bibliography of John Payne - xi 9.8. TheThe BeharistanNigaristan and other unpublished WTorks translated xii by Rehatsek ------ xiii 10. W. F. Kirby - XV 11. Genealogical Table. The Burtons of Shap. xvi LIST OF PLATES IN VOLUME II PAGE 32. FRONTISPIECE. LADY BURTON 33. MRS. BURTON (MANENIZZA'S PHOTO) - - 17 34. MR. JOHN PAYNE ..... 27 35. MR. F. F. ARBUTHNOT 59 36. MR. KIRBY ...... 77 37. THE ATHENAEUM ..... 8j 38. MR. H. R. TEDDER ..... 83 39. DR. STE1NGASS ..... 89 40. UPPER HOUSE COURT, GUILDFORD - 87 41. LADY BURTON'S PRIVATE CHAPEL - - 131 42. MR. P. P. CAUTLEY - - - - - 147 43. MR. A. G. ELLIS - - - - 155 44. PROFESSOR BLUMHARDT - - - 157 45. DR. BAKER ------ 163 46. SIR RICHARD AND LADY BURTON IN THEIR DINING ROOM - - - - - 167 47. LADY BURTON WRITING A LETTER - . 171 48. SIR RICHARD AND LADY BURTON, AND DR. BAKER AT FOLKESTONE - - - - 181 49. MRS. VICTORIA MAYLOR .... 187 50. BURTON IN 1888 199 51. MR. ALBERT LETCHFORD .... 203 52. MISS DAISY LETCHFORD - 205 53. SIR RICHARD BURTON TRANSLATING "THE SCENTED GARDEN 211 54. SIR RICHARD BURTON, LADY BURTON, AND MR LETCHFORD - 213 55. SIR RICHARD AND LADY BURTON IN THEIR GARDEN - - - - - . 221 56. SIR RICHARD BURTON IN HIS GARDEN 225. 57. FROM A BROKEN NEGATIVE - 229 58. ^ MR. LETCHFORD PAINTING BURTON'S PORTRAIT 233 59. SIR RICHARD BURTON FROM AN UNFINISHED PAINTING ----- 255 60. A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AFTER DEATH - 241 61. MAJOR ST. GEORGE BURTON 27 r 62. EDWARD S. MOSTYN PRYCE, ESQ. - - 273 63. SIR RICHARD BURTON FROM THE TABLEAU AT MADAME TUSSAUD'S - - - - 277 64. THE TOMB AT MORTLAKE - - - 289 xi THE LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON CHAPTER XXI 27TH DECEMBER 1 879 AUGUST 1 88 I CAMOENS BIBLIOGRAPHY 60. Camoens, 6 vols, i and 2, The Lusiads. 1880. 3 and 4, Life of Camoens and Commentary. 1882. 5 and 6, The Lyrics. 1884. 61. The Kasidah. 1880. 62. Visit to Lissa and Pelagoza. 1880. 63. A Glance at the Passion Play. 1881. 64. How to deal with the Slave Trade in Egypt. 1881. 65. Thermae of Mont falcone. i88t. Burton had brought with him to Egypt his translation of The Lusiads, which had been commenced as early as 1847, and at which, as we have seen, he had, from that time onward, inter- r98- T^e mittently laboured. At Cairo he gave his work the finishing touches, and on his return to Trieste in May it was ready for the press. There have been many English translators of Camoens, from Fanshawe, the first, to Burton and Aubertin ; and Burton likens them to the Simoniacal Popes in Dante's Malebolge-pit — each one struggling to trample down his elder brother. <r) Burton's work, which appeared in 1882, was presently followed by two other volumes consisting of a Life of Camoens and a Commentary on The Lusiads, but his version of The Lyrics did not appear till 1884. (J) Inferno, xix. *4 LIFE OF SIR RICHARD BURTON Regarded as a faithful rendering, the book was a success, for Burton had drunk The Lusiads till he was super-saturated with it. Alone among the translators, he had visited every spot alluded to in the poem, and his geographical and other studies had enabled him to elucidate many passages that had baffled his pre decessors. Then, too, he had the assistance of Aubertin, Da Cunha and other able Portuguese scholars and Camoens enthusiasts. Regarded, however, as poetry, the book was a failure, and for the simple reason that Burton was not a poet. Like his Kastdah, it contains noble lines, but on every page we are reminded of the translator's defective ear, annoyed by the unnecessary use of obsolete words, and disappointed by his lack of what Poe called ' ' ethericity . ' The following stanza, which expresses ideas that Burton heartily endorsed, may be regarded as a fair sample of the whole : *' Elegant Phormion's philosophick store see how the practised Hannibal derided when lectured he with wealth of bellick lore and on big words and books himself he prided.