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dalet3's review
4.0
An engaging and exciting tale, well told but quite obviously an extract from a larger work (Arabian Sands); it ends on a cliffhanger and refers frequently to people, places and events that have obviously been expanded upon in earlier parts of the original. I only knew Thesiger from his brief, gruff and hilarious appearance at the end of Newby's Walk in the Hundu Kush, where he comes across as a potential hard-man travel-wanker but this short piece shows a more thoughtful and interesting character and I'm now keen to read the original in full.
kyltra's review
3.0
An interesting and fairly entertaining expedition across the Arabian desert by Wilfred Thesiger - a Christian amidst a Muslim, tribal people. Vivid writing and description but hobbled by the fact that this is an excerpt - the motive and context are occasionally unclear, and it ends abruptly.
annie139d7's review
adventurous
informative
tense
fast-paced
4.0
My only qualm is that the map included is useless and marks none of the places discussed in the text.
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