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100 1 _aBurton, Richard Francis, Sir,
_d1821-1890
245 1 0 _aGoa and the Blue Mountains; or, Six months of sick leave
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-12-09
508 _aEmmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Goa, and the Blue Mountains; or, Six Months of Sick Leave" by Richard F. Burton is a travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The work recounts the author's journey from Bombay to Goa and explores various locations in India during a period of sick leave from military service. Likely blending personal experience with observational commentary, it provides insights into both the beauty and the challenges of Indian landscapes and cultures. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for an adventure as Burton describes a joyous departure from the burdens of military life aboard a "pattimar," a type of local boat. He captures the paradox of pleasure found in the discomforts of travel, vividly painting the scene with rich details about life on the boat, including the heat, the noisy crew, and the various annoyances that accompany the journey. As they set off towards Goa, Burton humorously critiques the romanticizations often associated with exotic locales and prepares the reader for the experiences ahead, hinting at a blend of light-hearted storytelling and critique of colonial perceptions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Richard Bentley, 1851
653 _aMalabar Coast (India) -- Description and travel
653 _aGoa (India : State) -- Description and travel
653 _aGoa (India : State) -- Social life and customs
653 _aNilgiri Hills (India) -- Description and travel
653 _aNilgiri Hills (India) -- Social life and customs
653 _aMalabar Coast (India) -- Social life and customs
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/goabluemountains00burtrich/page/n9/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69510
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