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The Search for the Nile, No. 1: The Dream of the Wanderer

Introduces Richard F. Burton and characterizes Burton as a maverick army officer, world traveler, and adventurer who is possessed with a desire to discover the mysterious source of the Nile River. Dramatizes Burton's meeting with John Speke, who is to become his companion in the search for the Nile's source which is financed by the Royal Geographic Society. Portrays Isabel Arundel as a free-thinking woman in search of adventure who meets Burton and decides he is the man who will fulfill her desire for a nontraditional marriage partnership., Introduces Richard F. Burton and characterizes Burton as a maverick army officer, world traveler, and adventurer who is possessed with a desire to discover the mysterious source of the Nile River. Dramatizes Burton's meeting with John Speke, who is to become his companion in the search for the Nile's source which is financed by the Royal Geographic Society. Portrays Isabel Arundel as a free-thinking woman in search of adventure who meets Burton and decides he is the man who will fulfill her desire for a nontraditional marriage partnership.
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Introduces Richard F. Burton and characterizes Burton as a maverick army officer, world traveler, and adventurer who is possessed with a desire to discover the mysterious source of the Nile River. Dramatizes Burton's meeting with John Speke, who is to become his companion in the search for the Nile's source which is financed by the Royal Geographic Society. Portrays Isabel Arundel as a free-thinking woman in search of adventure who meets Burton and decides he is the man who will fulfill her desire for a nontraditional marriage partnership., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

More in Search for the Nile Series

  1. The Search for the Nile, No. 1: The Dream of the Wanderer 1976
  2. The Search for the Nile, No. 2: Discovery and Betrayal 1976
  3. The Search for the Nile, No. 3: The Secret Fountains 1976
  4. The Search for the Nile, No. 4: The Great Debate 1976
  5. The Search for the Nile, No. 5: Find Livingstone 1976
  6. The Search for the Nile, No. 6: Conquest and Death 1976

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