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Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates

History

Blunt, Lady Anne

Middle East

Kessinger Publishing

First Published in 1968. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, the Cradle of the Arab Race: A Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir and 'Our Persian Campaign'

Travel

Routledge

Journal and Correspondence, 1878-1917

Alexander Heriot & Co Ltd

Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen

Africa

Legare Street Press

A Pilgrimage to Nejd: The Cradle of the Arab Race, Volumes 1-2

Lady Anne Blunt's account of her travels in the Arabian Peninsula offers a fascinating glimpse into a world that was largely unknown to Westerners at the time. With vivid descriptions of the landscape, culture, and people she encountered, Blunt paints a rich and detailed picture of life in this remote corner of the world. This two-volume set is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Middle East. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Pilgrimage To Nejd: The Cradle Of The Arab Race, Volumes 1-2

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A Pilgrimage to Nejd, the Cradle of the Arab Race: A Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir, and "Our Persian Campaign".

Bedouin Tribes Of The Euphrates

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Literature & Fiction

Literary

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... LION DISTRICT OF THE EUPHRATES. 77 CHAPTER VII. "Now the hungry lion roars, And the wolf behowls the moon." Lion District of the Euphrates.--The Afiiddli Hunters.--A Bedouin Barnum.-- The Kaimakam of Rakka.--A Wild Ass.--Sport in the Tamarisk Jungle.--A Wonderful Horse.--We arrive at Deyr. We have been riding to-day along a narrow track between the cliff--which is here very abrupt, and composed in part of white marble -- and a dense jungle of tamarisks, overgrown and matted together into huge thickets by brambles and honeysuckles. This seems to be some miles deep, and is said to be much frequented by wild beasts. It was just here that, three years ago, a Bedouin of the name of Bozan was killed and eaten by a lion. The lion of the Euphrates, or Babylonian lion, is not usually a dangerous beast; but every now and then there is one which, having accidentally tasted human flesh, becomes a man-eater, just as tigers do in India. These are much feared by the Arabs; and on this particular occasion the friends of the man killed seem to have behaved with great cowardice. They were Khryssa Arabs, an Anazeh tribe, and were riding home one evening in a party of half a dozen, when they observed a lion following them. Bozan was the only one of the party with fire-arms, the rest carrying the usual Anazeh lance; and he, out of bravado, fired his pistol at the lion, who growled and disappeared, and the party went on their way without hurrying, or, indeed, thinking anything more of the matter; but about half an hour later, it being then nearly dark, the Arabs heard a shriek, and found that Bozan, who was riding last, as they were going along the narrow track in single file, was missing. They were frightened, and, without more ado, galloped away. In the...

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Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, the Cradle of the Arab Race: A Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir and 'Our Persian Campaign'

Journal and Correspondence, 1878-1917

Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates

A Pilgrimage To Nejd: The Cradle Of The Arab Race, Volumes 1-2

Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates

Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, the Cradle of the Arab Race: A Visit to the Court of the Arab Emir, and "Our Persian Campaign".

Bedouin Tribes Of The Euphrates

Bedouin Tribes of the Euphrates