The Perfumed Garden: Based on the Original Translation by Sir Richard Burton - Hardcover

Dunn, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0600609006 ISBN 13: 9780600609001

Publisher: Hamlyn, 2004

Synopsis

Rich in evocative stories, commentaries on proper sexual etiquette, and breathtaking erotic illustrations from the Mughal period in India, this modern-day interpretation of a classic 16th century Persian text is a stimulating guide to the pleasures and techniques of lovemaking. Inside, lovers will find illuminating discussions of erotic principles, explicit instructions, and a plenitude of suggestions for increasing their enjoyment. Every gorgeous page helps couples enhance their sexual fulfillment, live out their fantasies, and deepen their love for each other. Just like the Kama Sutra, this beautiful volume offers a garden of delights

About this title

About the Author:

Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was an English explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. His best-known achievements include travelling in disguise to Mecca, an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights, and bringing the Kama Sutra to publication in English - thereby introducing the world to what is now regarded as a standard work on human sexual behaviour. Following a career in the army of the East India Company serving in India (and later, briefly, in the Crimean War), he was engaged by the Royal Geographical Society to explore the east coast of Africa and led the expedition guided by the locals that discovered Lake Tanganyika. In later life he served as British consul in Fernando Po, Santos, Damascus and, finally, Trieste. He was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and was awarded a knighthood in 1886.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hamlyn
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0600609006
• ISBN 13: 9780600609001
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192