The Mausoleum At Mortlake, Surrey Where Sir Richard Burton Is Laid At Rest. Sir Richard Francis Burton, 1821-1890. British Explorer, Translator, Writer, Soldier, Orientalist, Ethnologist, Linguist, Poet, Hypnotist, Fencer And Diplomat. From The Book The Life Of Captain Sir Richard Burton, Volume Ii, By His Wife Isabel Burton, Published 1893.