| Isabel Burton |
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| 1831 births | |
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| 1896 deaths | |
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She was an intelligent and resourceful woman, but is always in the shadow of her husband, one of the most famous of all Victorians . She wrote many books included among them an expurgated translation of The Arabian Nights which she worked on with her husband. She is perhaps best known now for burning some of his papers and manuscripts after his death, including his revised translation of '' The Perfumed Garden '', which was to be called ''The Scented Garden''. She is buried with her husband at Mortlake, Surrey in an elaborate tomb in the shape of a Bedouin tent. REFERENCES FURTHER INFORMATION
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