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Alexander Burnes

Born

in Montrose, Angus, Scotland

May 16, 1805

Died

November 02, 1841

Genre

Travel, Nonfiction

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Captain Sir Alexander Burnes, FRS was a Scottish traveller and explorer who took part in The Great Game. He was nicknamed Bokhara Burnes for his role in establishing contact with and exploring Bukhara, which made his name. His memoir, Travels into Bokhara, was a bestseller when it was first published in 1835.

He advised Lord Auckland to support Dost Mohammed on the throne of Kabul, but the viceroy preferred to follow the opinion of Sir William Hay Macnaghten and reinstated Shah Shuja, thus leading to the disasters of the First Afghan War. On the restoration of Shah Shuja in 1839, Burnes became regular political agent at Kabul, where he was attacked by the mob and killed in 1841. His Cabool: Being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Res ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 250 ratings · 33 reviews · 84 distinct works

	Travels into Bokhara: A Voyage up the Indus to Lahore and a Journey to Cabool, Tartary & Persia by Alexander Burnes, Kathleen Hopkirk (Editor), William Dalrymple (Introduction) 3.92 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 1835 — 190 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cabool: Being a Personal Narrative of a Journey to, and Residence in that City 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1842 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travels into Bokhara; Containing the Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus from the Sea to Lahore, with Presents from the King of Great Britain, Volume 2 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1839 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travels Into Bokhara, Vol. 1 of 3: Being the Account of a Journey From India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; Also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, From the Sea to Lahore, With Presents From the... 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travels Into Bokhara, Being The Account Of A Journey From India To Cabool, Tartary, And Persia: Also, Narrative Of A Voyage On The Indus, From The Sea To Lahore, Volume 3 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	سفرنامه آلکس بارنز by Alexander Burnes, حسن سلطلنی‌فر (Translator) 2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyages De L'embouchure De L'indus À Lahor, Caboul Et Retour Par La Perse: Pendant Les Années 1831,1832 Et 1833... by Alexander Burnes, Jean-Baptiste-Benoît Eyriès it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Travels Into Bokhara: Volume 1 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reports and Papers, Political, Geographical,& Commercial: Submitted to Government did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voyages de l'Embouchure de l'Indus à Lahor, Caboul, Balkh Et à Boukhara: Et Retour Par La Perse, Pendant Les Années 1831, 1832 Et 1833, Volume 1... 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Desde que salimos de Kabul, habíamos dormido con la ropa puesta en muchas ocasiones, pues rara vez podíamos cambiárnosla. Nos habíamos detenido en el barro, habíamos vadeado ríos, habíamos tropezado con la nieve y, durante los últimos días, nos había asado el calor. Estos no son más que los pequeños inconvenientes de un viajero; que se hunden en la insignificancia, cuando se comparan con el placer de ver nuevos hombres y países, curiosos modales y costumbres, y de templar sus prejuicios, observando a aquellos de otras naciones.”
― Alexander Burnes, Viaje a Bujará

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