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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in
affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text
and artwork.
The 'pilgrimage' alluded to in the title of this work describes a
five-month journey undertaken by an Englishwoman, in 1878, to the
great central desert region of Arabia. That a woman should venture
on such a perilous journey at all was unusual enough in the
mid-nineteenth century, and the resulting narrative throws a
refreshing and sensitive light on the people and places of those
times. Lady Anne Blunt (1837-1917), Arabic scholar, horsewoman,
musician, traveller, has left a unique record of her journey. Her
narrative contains all the romance of the desert and excels in the
portraiture of its inhabitants. Yet also described are the awful
hardships she faced in one of the world's harshest environments.
Here reproduced in facsimile, the work was originally published in
two volumes edited by the author's husband, Wilfred Scawen Blunt.
Himself an active supported of Muslim aspirations and of
nationalism in Arab countries, he accompanied his wife on her
travels. The journal remains a sympathetic and worthy account of
their adventures.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1879 Edition.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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