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| Author | William Harrison |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
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| Pages | 508 |
| ISBN | 0352315709 |
| Preceded by | Savannah Blue |
| Followed by | Three Hunters |
Burton and Speke is a 1982 historical novel by William Harrison recounting the 1857 expedition of the search for the source of the Nile by the famous Victorian explorer, linguist and anthropologist Sir Richard Burton and English aristocrat and amateur hunter John Hanning Speke.[1] The book was adapted for film in 1990 by Harrison and director Bob Rafelson.[2]