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Southern Arabia

J. Theodore Bent

  • Travel
  • Book language: English
  • 388 pages

Southern Arabia is a travel narrative by J. Theodore Bent, published in 1900 and completed by his wife after his death. It records their journeys and observations in southern Arabia, with practical details of travel and daily life. Listeners interested in the history of exploration and the region will find it a valuable record.

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Theodore Bent

Lafayette, photo.——Walker & Boutall ph. sc.

Signature: Theodore Bent

London. Published by Smith, Elder & Co. 15, Waterloo

Place.

SOUTHERN ARABIA

BY

THEODORE BENT, F.R.G.S., F.S.A.

AUTHOR OF 'THE RUINED CITIES OF MASHONALAND' 'THE SACRED CITY OF THE

ETHIOPIANS' 'THE CYCLADES, OR LIFE AMONG THE INSULAR GREEKS' ETC.

AND

MRS THEODORE BENT

WITH A PORTRAIT, MAPS, AND ILLUSTRATION

LONDON

SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE

1900

[All rights reserved]

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Contents

  1. SOUTHERN ARABIA
  2. THEODORE BENT, F.R.G.S., F.S.A.
  3. MRS THEODORE BENT
  4. PREFACE
  5. CONTENTS
  6. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  7. ILLUSTRATIONS
  8. MAPS
  9. SOUTHERN ARABIA
  10. MASKAT
  11. THE HADHRAMOUT
  12. DHOFAR AND THE GARA MOUNTAINS
  13. AN AFRICAN INTERLUDE: THE EASTERN SOUDAN
  14. THE MAHRI ISLAND OF SOKOTRA
  15. BELED FADHLI AND BELED YAFEI
  16. APPENDICES
  17. I
  18. II
  19. III
  20. IV
  21. V
  22. LIST OF SOME OF THE ARABIC AND OTHER WORDS EXPLAINED IN THE TEXT
  23. INDEX
  24. Smith, Elder & Co.'s New Books.
  25. Smith, Elder, & Co.'s New Books.
  26. Smith, Elder, & Co.'s New Books.
  27. Smith, Elder, & Co.'s New Books.
  28. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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