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Wilfred Thesiger (1910–2003)

Author of Arabian Sands

21+ Works 2,651 Members 51 Reviews 6 Favorited

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Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1922) — Foreword, some editions — 4,753 copies
Bad Trips (1991) — Contributor — 232 copies
The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places (1991) — Foreword — 175 copies
Le livre Terre humaine (1993) — Contributor — 3 copies
Op reis met (bundel reisverhalen) (1990) — Contributor — 3 copies
National Geographic Magazine 1958 v113 #2 February (1958) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Thesiger is one of my heroes. This is perhaps his most personal book. I remain very much in awe of his life and travels.
 
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fmclellan | 2 other reviews | Jan 23, 2024 |
I really loved reading it. Having seen Lawrence of Arabia helps with visualizing the vast empty expanses Thesiger is traversing in the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia.
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Klingen1 | 24 other reviews | Jan 10, 2024 |
It was really interesting, but pretty hard going.
 
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sjflp | 24 other reviews | Jun 18, 2023 |
The third of Thesiger's books I've read. Yet I cannot imagine accompanying him for even a day on one of his excursions into a wilderness. In one book he mentions his abhorrence of anarchist and communist forces in Thirties Spain; I regret that he neglected to say why. The reasons for his similar feelings about the takeover of Abyssinia are made perfectly plain. Who could disagree? With the profusion of names of obscure, unfamiliar places and foreign words these are not easy reads.
 
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wbell539 | 3 other reviews | Dec 22, 2021 |

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