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Heart-beguiling Araby the english romance with Arabia

For certain Englishmen the Arabian desert and its inhabitants have always exercised a powerful fascination. By the early nineteenth century, a tradition of writing about the Arabs was flourishing. This book tells the story of a deep and lasting obsession and its effect on the very different men who...

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Main Author: Tidrick, Kathryn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Tauris Parke Paperbacks 2010
Subjects:
Explorers > Great Britain
Arab countries > Discovery and exploration
Arabian Peninsula > Discovery and exploration
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. A sometimes noble savage
  • 'Oh! tha the desert were my dwelling place ... '
  • pt. 2. Richard Burton (1821-1890)
  • Gifford Palgrave (1826-1888)
  • Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840-1922)
  • Charles M. Doughty (1843-1926)
  • The Victorian contribution
  • pt. 3. The Great War and the Arabists
  • Hail and farewell
  • Epilogue: To know them was to love them

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