Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great ExplorerHarperPress, 2006 - 528 sivua Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, became a legend in his own lifetime. This authorised biography by a longstanding friend and associate delves into his little-known character and motivations, as well as recounting the details of his extraordinary life.While Wilfred Thesiger's own classic writings (including The Marsh Arabs, Arabian Sands, Desert, Marsh and Mountain, The Life of My Choice and My Kenya Days) comprehensively cover his classic journeys amongst the Marsh Arabs in southern Iraq, across the Empty Quarter in Arabia, they fail conspicuously to shed light on his character and motives, which have remained an enigma.Maitland's biography had Thesiger's support before he died in 2003, and has been written with full access, granted to no one else, to the rich Thesiger archive - vivid, intimate family correspondence, and his own letters, diaries and notebooks which are far more confiding than his scrupulously edited published accounts. Maitland investigates in depth Thesiger's parents and family influences; his wartime experiences and the ethos of conflict; his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist; his development as a writer and photographer; his close friendships with the Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived; and his sexuality. In all, this major biography of a great and unusual man will take its place on the shelf of outstanding lives of the great explorers. |
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... Brian became inseparable . Sixteen months older , Billy dominated his younger brother , who seemed content to follow his lead . Those who knew the two elder Thesigers affirmed that this continued for the whole of Brian's life . Whereas ...
... Brian became inseparable . Sixteen months older , Billy dominated his younger brother , who seemed content to follow his lead . Those who knew the two elder Thesigers affirmed that this continued for the whole of Brian's life . Whereas ...
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... Brian's godmother . " 1 Rich and manipulative , Judith later promised Brian that , if he changed his name to Doughty - Wylie , he would inherit her money . Thesiger said : ' Like my father before me , I grew up to be proud of my family ...
... Brian's godmother . " 1 Rich and manipulative , Judith later promised Brian that , if he changed his name to Doughty - Wylie , he would inherit her money . Thesiger said : ' Like my father before me , I grew up to be proud of my family ...
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... Brian and his wife Diana , who had married in July 1937 , travelled with Brian's regiment the Royal Welch Fusiliers to India . Thesiger wrote : ' I am glad they have got out of England as it will shake them up . Brian was I think ...
... Brian and his wife Diana , who had married in July 1937 , travelled with Brian's regiment the Royal Welch Fusiliers to India . Thesiger wrote : ' I am glad they have got out of England as it will shake them up . Brian was I think ...
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Introduction | 1 |
The Emperor Meneliks New Flower | 5 |
Hope and Fortune | 9 |
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Abyssinia Addis Ababa Africa April Arabia Arabian Sands August Aussa Awash Awash river Bedu big game Brian British camels camp circumcisions colour companions Danakil Darfur December Dermot desert diary Druze elephant Empty Quarter England entry dated Eton expedition father February feel felt ffrench Blake gave Gavin Maxwell Geographical Journal Graham Watson Haig-Thomas hunting ibid Idris Iraq Jabal January John Verney journey July June Kabina Kenya killed Kutum later Lawi Legation letter dated 30 lion lived London looked Maralal March Marsh Arabs Maxwell Milebrook miles months mother mountains never night Northern Darfur November Nuer Nuristan October photographs rifle river round Samburu Sandford Sheikh shooting shot St Aubyn's Sudan Thesiger wrote Thesiger's Tibesti TLMC took travelled tribes tribesmen Turkana valley village visited Wadi Wilfred Gilbert Wilfred Thesiger Wingate writing wrote to Kathleen WT to KMA WT verbatim Zaghawa