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Across the Empty Quarter

Wilfred Thesiger

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Restless, gripped by an overwhelming wish to make a name for himself in a world ever more hemmed in by progress and 'civilization', Thesiger embarked on his amazing journeys across Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter to test himself and to show what could still be done. The result was a monument both to his resilience and to the Bedu who guided him and who emerge as the book's real heroes.

An extract of 'Arabian Sands, 1959.

Language: English

Pages: 90

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: May 10, 2022

ISBN: 0141025492

ISBN 13: 9780141025490

Across the Empty Quarter

Wilfred Thesiger

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Restless, gripped by an overwhelming wish to make a name for himself in a world ever more hemmed in by progress and 'civilization', Thesiger embarked on his amazing journeys across Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter to test himself and to show what could still be done. The result was a monument both to his resilience and to the Bedu who guided him and who emerge as the book's real heroes.

An extract of 'Arabian Sands, 1959.

Language: English

Pages: 90

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: May 10, 2022

ISBN: 0141025492

ISBN 13: 9780141025490

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