TROYANOV, Iliya - The Collector of Worlds - [Translated from Russian] - (Larger Paperback)

Book still in very good condition - Subtitled : A Novel of Sir Richard Francis Burton.   >>>   Burton is almost forgotten today, unlike Livingstone, and Shackleton, and Peary.  It's unfair; his life puts James Bond and Batman to shame. In part it's because he wrote copiously about his exploits, but most of the books are out of print or hard to get today.  They are Victorian in style and manage to make his life-and-death exploits seem earnest and even a trifle dull.   So this novel is a wonderful way to get to know the man, a little; my only complaint with it is that even at 400 pages the author leaves huge amounts out. Check out the wonderful movie "The Mountains of the Moon" for another glimpse of Burton, truly the Victorian age's most remarkable man.  (Goodreads)