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Arabian Sands

By Wilfred Thesiger
Introduction by Rory Stewart

By Wilfred Thesiger
Introduction by Rory Stewart

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Jan 02, 2008 | ISBN 9780141442075

Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
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About Arabian Sands

“Following worthily in the tradition of Burton, Lawrence, Philby and Thomas, [Arabian Sands] is, very likely, the book about Arabia to end all books about Arabia.” —The Daily Telegraph
 
Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger’s record of his extraordinary journey through the parched “Empty Quarter” of Arabia. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Thesiger was repulsed by the softness and rigidity of Western life—”the machines, the calling cards, the meticulously aligned streets.” In the spirit of T. E. Lawrence, he set out to explore the deserts of Arabia, traveling among peoples who had never seen a European and considered it their duty to kill Christian infidels. His now-classic account is invaluable to understanding the modern Middle East.

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Product Details

Category: Biography & Memoir | Nonfiction Classics | Travel: Middle East | Travel Writing

Paperback | $17.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Jan 02, 2008 | 400 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780141442075
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“The narrative is vividly written, with a thousand little anecdotes and touches which bring back to any who have seen these countries every scene with the colour of real life.” —The Sunday Times (London)

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