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9781419169793
From Ptolemy downwards writers and travellers had prayed for the unveiling of Isis, that is to say, the discovery of the sources of the Nile; but for two thousand years every effort had proved fruitless. Burning to immortalize himself by wresting from the mysterious river its immemorial secret, Burton now planned an expedition for that purpose.Wright, Thomas is the author of 'Life of Sir Richard Burton', published 2004 under ISBN 9781419169793 and ISBN 1419169793.
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