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About The Book : Arabia, Egypt, India - Narrative of Travel is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. The literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. We focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. If contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future. About The Author : Isabel Burton (1831–1896), later known as Lady Burton, was an English writer, explorer and adventurer. She was the wife and partner of the explorer, adventurer, and writer Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821–1890). Isabel Arundell was born in London, England, on 20 March 1831. She grew up enmeshed in London society and attended the convent of the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre, where she excelled as a writer and in theological studies. During the Crimean War, Arundell was refused three times in her quest to be a "Nightingale nurse" and instead set up a group of 150 like-minded women from Catholic families known as the Stella Club to assist the wives and children of soldiers who had married without permission and for whom the Army took no responsibility. Such women and children were often in dire circumstances at home. Arundell and her group went into the slums of London, against the advice of the police, to distribute assistance. The inner life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land: from my private journal. London: H.S. King & Co., 1875. Arabia, Egypt, India: a narrative of travel. London: W. Mullan and Son, 1879. Prevention of cruelty, and anti-vivisection. London: William Mullan, 1879.