Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, Volume One

Posing as a wandering dervish, Burton gained admittance to the holy Kaabah and to the tomb of the prophet at Medina and participated in all the rituals of the Hadj (pilgrimage). A treasury of material on Arab life, beliefs, manners and morals, and much more. VolumeÿOne starts with the Preface to the Memorial Edition by his wife, Isabel Burton.