Modern Library (Paperback) The Southern Gates of Arabia, (Paperback)

from ShadowBarbara

This was a travel journal made by a British woman who journeyed to Arabia to follow the Incense Trade route. It was in the 1930's, before oil took over and when it was as it had been for centuries. Very interesting but very detailled.

from briandrewz

This interesting book by explorer Freya Stark charts her movements through Arabia as she searches for the ruined city of Shabwa (in modern day Yemen). The things I loved most were Freya's descriptions. They are many. They are vivid. They bring the writing to life. On her travels, she met various ...

from mahallett

read this next i wouldn't read stark again. i didn't find her interesting even though her trip should be very interesting.

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After a brief introductory chapter giving the history of the Hadhramaut (roughly modern Yemen), Stark starts her travel story by wondering why a ship appears to be a more satisfactory possession than a woman for peace loving men! She also remarks upon the indigo on the skin of the beduin (sic, an...

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After a brief introductory chapter giving the history of the Hadhramaut (roughly modern Yemen), Stark starts her travel story by wondering why a ship appears to be a more satisfactory possession than a woman for peace loving men! She also remarks upon the indigo on the skin of the beduin (sic, an...