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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... Wilfred , on topics that included hunting , photography and travel . In July 1896 Wilfred Gilbert wrote : ' I want very much to see more of the country ... a good pair of ibex horns still haunts my dreams . " " And in April that same ...
... Wilfred , on topics that included hunting , photography and travel . In July 1896 Wilfred Gilbert wrote : ' I want very much to see more of the country ... a good pair of ibex horns still haunts my dreams . " " And in April that same ...
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... Wilfred Gilbert's father ) , suffered from ' a sort of shyness and inability to make small [ impromptu ] remarks to everyone ? " Wilfred Gilbert understood this difficulty , yet could not resist describing , tongue - in - cheek ...
... Wilfred Gilbert's father ) , suffered from ' a sort of shyness and inability to make small [ impromptu ] remarks to everyone ? " Wilfred Gilbert understood this difficulty , yet could not resist describing , tongue - in - cheek ...
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... Wilfred Gilbert as a Consul in Abyssinia . At Burgage , Wilfred Gilbert had to stay in bed for breakfast and rest after lunch and in general [ take life ] very easily . He continued to rest at Ballynoe , untroubled except by a shortage ...
... Wilfred Gilbert as a Consul in Abyssinia . At Burgage , Wilfred Gilbert had to stay in bed for breakfast and rest after lunch and in general [ take life ] very easily . He continued to rest at Ballynoe , untroubled except by a shortage ...
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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