Adventures In Arabia

ISBN-13: 9780710306784 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 348 str.

W. B. Seabrook; William Seabrook

Opis

Few Westerners have succeeded in identifying themselves so completely with Arabian life as the author of this volume, which was first published in 1928. He went to Arabia for no political, humanitarian, or reasonable purpose but purely for the joy of it.

Spis treści

Part 1 AMONG THE BEDOUINS; Chapter 1 Chapter One “IN THE FACE OF ALLAH”; Chapter 2 Chapter Two BLACK TENTS AND WHITE CAMELS; Chapter 3 Chapter Three A VAMPIRE OF THE DESERT; Chapter 4 Chapter Four MANSOUR, THESLAVE; Chapter 5 Chapter Five THE ROBBER-SAINT; Chapter 6 Chapter Six WE RIDE IN GHRAZZU; Chapter 7 Chapter Seven “FOR THE EYES OF GUTNE”; Part 2 AMONG THE DRUSES; Chapter 8 Chapter Eight AT THE CASTLE OF SULTAN PASHA ATRASH; Chapter 9 Chapter Nine THE GOLDEN CALF; Chapter 10 Chapter Ten THE VEILED LADY OF MUKHTARA; Part 3 AMONG THE DERVISHES; Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven IN THE PALACE OF THE MELEWI; Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve DAIDAN HELMY'S LEAP; Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen IN THE RUFAI HALL OF TORTURE; Part 4 AMONG THE YEZIDEES; Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen IN THE MOUNTAIN OF THE DEVIL-WORSHIPPERS; Chapter 15 Chapter Fifteen IN THE COURTYARD OF THE SERPENT;

O autorze

Authored by W. B. Seabrook