William Gifford Palgrave (1826–1888)
Author of Personal Narrative of a Year's Journey Through Central and Eastern Arabia (Classic Reprint)
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- Birthdate
- 1826-01-24
- Date of death
- 1888-09-30
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Charterhouse School
Trinity College, Oxford - Occupations
- soldier
priest
traveller
diplomat - Relationships
- Palgrave, Sir Francis (father)
Palgrave, Francis Turner (brother)
Palgrave, Robert Harry Inglis (brother)
Palgrave, Sir Reginald Francis Douce (brother) - Nationality
- UK
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- UK
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Narrative of a year's journey through central and eastern Arabia (1862-1863) by William Gifford Palgrave
The subtitle of the book is "A Personal Narrative of a Year's Journey, 1862-1863". It was published in two volumes and is considered one of the best travel books ever written. Palgrave became a Jesuit priest and was sent on missionary work to Arabia. He became fluent in Arabic and by assuming the disguise of a Syrian physician, he was able to travel and talk to people more easily and safely.
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