In 1844 Sir Richard obtained an appointment on the Scinde Survey, under Sir Charles Napier, and from this moment his life was crowded with picturesque adventures. Disguised as a half-Arab, half-Iranian merchant and dervish, Mirza Abdullah of Bushire, he was sent out by his chief to collect information, selling in the bazaars, passing his evening in the mosques and estaminets, and mixing freely with the natives, till we can only echo Lady Burton's fervent wish that he should have woven some of the strange scenes he witnessed into a novel of personal adventure. He has, however, given us his fresh and witty "Scinde; or, the Unhappy Valley." By this experience, he prepared himself for the most romantic and marvelous achievement of his life, the famous "Pilgrimage to the Holy Places of Mecca and Medina," into which it was then death for an Unbeliever to penetrate; an expedition undertaken by Burton quite alone, unaided, disguised as a dervish, and depending entirely on his knowledge of the language, habits, and religious customs of the fanatics with whom he travelled to prevent discovery and serious misadventure. This pilgrimage was incredibly daring, and required almost superhuman courage, coolness, and presence of mind. The book, describing this brilliant feat, has just been republished by Lady Burton, as part of the " Memorial Edition" of her husband's works on which she is now engaged, and which she tells us will run to eighty volumes! -The Westminster Review, Vol. 140