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Excerpt from A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 1 of 2: The Cradle of the Arab Race, a Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir, and "Our Persian Campaign"The Arabs of the earlier invasions, the townsmen of such places as Bozra, Palmyra, and Deyr, and to the Tai Bedouins, once lords of J ebel Shammar, it appeals with a fascination more than equal to that of the Hejaz itself. Nejd is to all of them what Palestine is to the Jews, England to the American and ...

Excerpt from A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 of 2: The Cradle of the Arab Race, A Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir, and "Our Persian Campaign"Contents - Services in the Peninsula under the Duke of vvellington - Campaigns in the Brazils - Imprisonment at Lisbon and Exile - Prime minister of Portugal commander-in-chief in War of Succession in Portugal - Supports Donna Maria against Dom Miguel - Battles and Sieges - Successes as Commander of Quee...

Excerpt from Voyage en Arabie: Pèlerinage au Nedjed, Berceau de la Race-ArabeQuoi qu'il en soit, dans cet Orient dont on dispose wec tant de sans - gêne, il existe une vaste région qui n'est pas turque, ne l'a pas été et ne veut pas l'être, qui méprise ce qui est turc connue ce qui n'est pas turc. C'est l'arabie, et, en Arabie, cette partie à peine explorée, et encore plus inconnue qu'inexplorée, qui s'étend des confins de la mer Rouge à l'oue...

Excerpt from Bedouin Tribes of the EuphratesIn conclusion, and while protesting complete submission to the learned on all matters connected with Oriental lore, I take my stand against the merely untravelled critic in the words of the excellent Arabic proverb, which says, The off forefoot of my donkey stands upon the centre of the earth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ww...

Excerpt from Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates, Vol. 1 of 2AT the present moment, when all eyes are turned towards the East, and when Asia, long forgotten by the rest of the world, seems about to reassert itself and take its old place in history, the following sketch of what is actually going on, in one of its most famous districts, should not be without interest to the English public.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thou...

Excerpt from Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates, Vol. 1 of 2AT the present moment, when all eyes are turned towards the East, and when Asia, long forgotten by the rest of the world, seems about to reassert itself and take its old place in history, the following sketch of what is actually going on, in one of its most famous districts, should not be without interest to the English public.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thou...

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The 'pilgrimage' alluded to in the title of this work describes a five-month journey undertaken by an Englishwoman, in 1878, to the great central desert region of Arabia. That a woman should venture on such a perilous journey at all was unusual enough in the mid-nineteenth century, and the resulting narrative throws a refreshing and sensitive light on the people and places of those times. Lady Anne Blunt (1837-1917), Arabic scholar, horsewoman...

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