In your issue of April 21st, you speak of the
Russian officer Milutine having said that no
Christian had ever succeeded in entering and
leaving Mecca before his doing so. Sir Richard
Burton distinctly states that he was the first man
ever to accomplish this feat, as you will see by
his book. Who is correct?
Very truly yours,
J. T.
If you read the account again, you will see that Milutine is quoted as
having said that he had heard that no Christian had previously gone to
Mecca and returned safely. It is true that Burton did precede Milutine.
EDITOR.
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