Arabian Sands
by Thesiger, Wilfred; Stewart, RoryEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-02
Publisher(s): Penguin Classics
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Summary
Arabian Sandsis 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.
Author Biography
Jon Lee Anderson is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of the national bestseller The Fall of Baghdad. He lives in Dorset, England.
Rory Stewart is the bestselling author of The Prince of the Marshes and The Places in Between. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services in Iraq.
Rory Stewart is the bestselling author of The Prince of the Marshes and The Places in Between. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services in Iraq.
Table of Contents
| Abyssinia and the Sudan | p. 17 |
| Prelude in Dhaufar | p. 39 |
| The Sands of Ghanim | p. 54 |
| Secret Preparations at Salala | p. 75 |
| The Approach to the Empty Quarter | p. 100 |
| On the Edge of the Empty Quarter | p. 116 |
| The First Crossing of the Empty Quarter | p. 134 |
| Return to Salala | p. 155 |
| From Salala to Mukalla | p. 181 |
| Preparations for a Second Crossing | p. 203 |
| The Second Crossing of the Empty Quarter | p. 222 |
| From Sulaiyil to Abu Dhabi | p. 242 |
| The Trucial Coast | p. 263 |
| A Holiday in Buraimi | p. 280 |
| The Quicksands of Umm al Samim | p. 296 |
| The Wahiba Sands | p. 306 |
| The Closing Door | p. 319 |
| Arabic and Botanical Names of Plants Mentioned in the Book | p. 331 |
| A List of the Chief Characters on the Various Journeys | p. 332 |
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