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The Southern Gates Of Arabia - A Journey In The Hadbramaut
A Winter in Arabia
From within this beautifully crafted and deeply knowledgeable narrative emerges a rare and exquisitely rendered portrait of the customs and cultures of the tribes of the Arabian …
The Southern Gates of Arabia
In 1934, famed British traveler Freya Stark sailed down the Red Sea, alighting in Aden, located at the tip of the Arabian peninsula. From this backwater outpost, Stark set forth on …
Perseus in the Wind
'She has written the best travel books of her generation and her name will survive as an artist in prose.' - The Observer Written just after the Second World War, Perseus in the …
The Zodiac Arch
With such tantalising chapters as "In Defence of Smuggling" and "Lunch with Homer" this is a witty, eye-opening tapestry of Freya Stark's writings on travel and a life spent as one …
The Valleys of the Assassins
Hailed as a classic upon its first publication in 1934, The Valleys of the Assassins firmly established Freya Stark as one of her generation's most intrepid explorers. The book …
Valleys of the Assassins
The travel classic by intrepid explorer Freya Stark, relating her journeys through the infamous 'Valleys of the Assassins' alone in the 1930s. A John Murray Journey.
The Lycian Shore
'There are not so many places left where magic reigns without interruption and of all those I know, the coast of Lycia was the most magical.' Lycia, on the southwestern coast of …
The Lycian Shore
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 …
Beyond Euphrates
Alexander's Path
A memoir of a woman's trek through rural Turkey and its ancient history: "e;A sharp-eyed, thoughtful, and knowledgeable traveler."e; -The New York TimesIn 1956, Freya Stark …