Wanderings in Arabia /
by Charles M. Doughty ; being an abridgement of "Travels in Arabia Deserta", arranged with introduction by Edward Garnett. In two volumes.
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In collection: | W. B. Yeats Library |
Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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London :
Duckworth and Co.,
1908.
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Edition: | [Second impression] |
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Notes: | With bookplate of W. B. Yeats on front pastedown of both volumes. Includes index. "Short glossary of Arabic terms": pages [293]-297. Physical description: 2 volumes (xx, 309 pages, [1] leaf of plates; x, 297 pages, [3] leaves of plates) : illustrations, portrait, double map ; 23 cm Citations/References: A descriptive catalog of W. B. Yeats's library, Edward O'Shea. - New York ; London : Garland, 1985, page 80. more |
Table of Contents:
Volume 1: The Haj, or Mecca pilgrimage
Medáin (the "cities" of) Sâlih
Medáin Sâlih and the inscriptions
Return of the Haj
The nomads in the desert - The Fejîr Beduins
Life in the wandering village
The nomads in the desert; visit to Teyma
The Fukara wandering as fugitives in Anothor Dîra
Peace in the desert
Teyma
The date harvest
The Jebel
Hâyil
Ibn Rashîd's town
Depart from the Hâyil: journey to Kheybar. Volume 2: Kheybar: "the apostle's country"
The Medina life at Kheybar
Galla-land. Medina lore
Deliverance from Kheybar
Desert journey to Hâyil. The Nasrâny is driven from thence
The Shammar and Harb deserts in Nejd
Journey to El-Kasîm: Boreyda
Aneyza
Life in Aneyza
The Christian stranger driven from Aneyza; and recalled
Kahtân expelled from el-Kasîm
Set out from el-Kasîm, with the butter caravan for Mecca - Tâyif. The Sherîf, Emir of Mecca.
Volume 1: The Haj, or Mecca pilgrimage
Medáin (the "cities" of) Sâlih
Medáin Sâlih and the inscriptions
Return of the Haj
The nomads in the desert - The Fejîr Beduins
Life in the wandering village
The nomads in the desert; visit to Teyma
The Fukara wandering as fugitives in Anothor Dîra
Peace in the desert
Teyma
The date harvest
The Jebel
Hâyil
Ibn Rashîd's town
Depart from the Hâyil: journey to Kheybar. Volume 2: Kheybar: "the apostle's country"
The Medina life at Kheybar
Galla-land. Medina lore
Deliverance from Kheybar
Desert journey to Hâyil. The Nasrâny is driven from thence
The Shammar and Harb deserts in Nejd
Journey to El-Kasîm: Boreyda
Aneyza
Life in Aneyza
The Christian stranger driven from Aneyza; and recalled
Kahtân expelled from el-Kasîm
Set out from el-Kasîm, with the butter caravan for Mecca - Tâyif. The Sherîf, Emir of Mecca.