About this title: In November 1937 Freya Stark returned to the Hadhramaut during the fragile British peace. With some colourful companions and 81 packages, she travelled through the arid beauty of the desert until her company was marooned in a busy town in the interior. She met Sultans and slaves, bedouin and bandits, and spent her time exploring dusty forts and the ritual of the harem. She returned to the coast, learning the art of the caravan the hard way, but grateful for the Arabian version of solitude. This is her account of those experiences. Born in Paris in 1893, Dame Freya Stark is one of the 20th ...
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Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: John Murray, London
Date Published: 1942
Description: Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 265pp, bound in grey cloth with green lettering, tightly bound, pages clean and bright. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: John Murray
Date Published: 1948
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The diary of a winter spent in Arabia by two women, unaccompanied in regions with no regular government, a journey made in express defiance of the British administration who nominally controlled the area. Very good copy bar a missing front end paper. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: JOHN MURRAY
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780719527272ISBN:0719527279
Description: Hardback, no D/J. GOOD READING COPY. 1942 EDITION. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Century
Date Published: 01/07/1983
ISBN-13:9780712601825ISBN:0712601821
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Overlook Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781585672905ISBN:1585672904
Description: Acceptable. BINDING LOOSE BUT INTACT, COVER IS WORN, PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, PREVIOUS OWNERS NAME AND OR INSCRIPTION WRITTEN IN FRONT OF BOOK, Good reading copy. read more
Description: First Arrow softback edition. 197mmx130mm. 328pp. No inscriptions. Minor handling wear-the book has been read! Condition otherwise Very Good. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Overlook Press
Date Published: 2002-06-01
ISBN-13:9781585672905ISBN:1585672904
Description: Fair. Save some $$$. Perfectly Good Reading Copy. Shelfwear from storage in box with other books. Cover has a crease and some bending-does not affect text. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: READERS UNION
Date Published: 1941
Description: Published by Readers Union in 1941. Hardback without Dust jacket. Number of pages: 327. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. With Index. With photographs. Hinges weak. Some pages foxed. Fade marks to cover. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Description: Good. Ships from the UK. Missing front flyleaf Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Your purchase also supports literacy charities. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: READERS UNION
Date Published: 1941
Description: Published by Readers Union in 1941. Hardback without Dust jacket. Condition: Acceptable. Reading copy ONLY With owners inscription. Wear to extremities. Hinges cracked internally. Spine faded. Covers worn. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
"I greatly admire Freya Stark's travels and life - gutsy, smart, and inspired. From her own point of view, hers was a richly and brilliantly lived life - and that's not easy to do, particularly for a woman in the early 1900's. You go girl! I'm not sure it matters whether she was also a good writer.
But she wasn't. I got so bored with the book I put it down and didn't finish it, which is unusual for me and unfortunate since I find both Freya and the Middle East fascinating. I'm thinking to go back and study some pages just to understand, as a writer myself, why her style failed. Please Muses, save me from ever writing sentences that say so much and mean so little."
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