THESIGER, W.: Arabian Sands (Unabridged)

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Thesiger, Wilfred, 1910-2003, Author.

Contributor:

Naxos Digital Services US.

Series:

Naxos Spoken Word Library.

Naxos Spoken Word Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spoken Word.

Local Subjects:

Spoken Word.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Naxos Digital Services US Incorporated, 2018.

System Details:

Mode of access: Available online.

Contents:

Arabian Sands ( 07 min., 03 sec. )

Preface to the 1991 Reprint ( 01 min., 46 sec. )

Foreword ( 08 min., 14 sec. )

Prologue ( 01 min., 53 sec. )

1. Abyssinia and the Sudan ( 08 min., 59 sec. )

It is not surprising that I dreamt of Africa... ( 08 min., 50 sec. )

Three years later, accompanied by David... ( 08 min., 02 sec. )

I went up to Addis Ababa and wasted six weeks... ( 10 min., 35 sec. )

I was restless. For three years I had been... ( 08 min., 21 sec. )

I was posted to the Western Nuer District... ( 08 min., 42 sec. )

The deserts in which I had travelled... ( 03 min., 08 sec. )

2. Prelude in Dhaufar ( 12 min., 05 sec. )

The successive civilisations whose prosperity... ( 11 min., 51 sec. )

I stayed there for ten days. ( 11 min., 55 sec. )

3. The Sands of Ghanim ( 10 min., 28 sec. )

When all was ready we set off on foot. ( 11 min., 07 sec. )

It hardly occurred to the Bedu... ( 13 min., 21 sec. )

The Rashid and the Awamir were the tribes... ( 09 min., 06 sec. )

We rode slowly westwards and watered... ( 06 min., 54 sec. )

4. Secret Preparations at Salala ( 11 min., 05 sec. )

We camped under some cliffs on a small level... ( 10 min., 31 sec. )

Early next morning we moved down to the pool... ( 10 min., 39 sec. )

We travelled slowly northwards... ( 09 min., 58 sec. )

I mounted and we rode after the others. ( 15 min., 26 sec. )

Now as I rode along, ignoring Sultan's... ( 06 min., 31 sec. )

5. The Approach to the Empty Quarter ( 10 min., 39 sec. )

I asked him if he had been afraid... ( 10 min., 15 sec. )

The country grew more arid... ( 11 min., 37 sec. )

During the days that I was at Mughshin... ( 06 min., 09 sec. )

6. On the Edge of the Empty Quarter ( 09 min., 32 sec. )

I climbed to the summit of the dune... ( 07 min., 56 sec. )

A cold wind blew in gusts across the desert... ( 10 min., 39 sec. )

We started again soon after sunrise. ( 15 min., 01 sec. )

7. The First Crossing of the Empty Quarter ( 11 min., 08 sec. )

Later we came on some grazing and stopped... ( 12 min., 25 sec. )

After the meal we rode for two hours... ( 13 min., 19 sec. )

Al Auf woke us again while it was still dark. ( 15 min., 49 sec. )

8. Return to Salala ( 06 min. )

Next day we had difficulty in avoiding... ( 11 min., 41 sec. )

I then asked him about Liwa. ( 10 min., 41 sec. )

Next morning while we were leading our camels... ( 11 min., 29 sec. )

It was late in the afternoon when Salim... ( 12 min., 03 sec. )

Next day Hamad and Bakhit returned... ( 12 min., 22 sec. )

9. From Salala to Mukalla ( 15 min., 21 sec. )

Next day we crossed the Kismim pass... ( 11 min., 25 sec. )

We remained for three days at Habarut... ( 12 min., 05 sec. )

We descended into the valley again... ( 13 min., 55 sec. )

10. Preparations for a Second Crossing ( 12 min., 42 sec. )

Muhammad pressed me to spend the night... ( 10 min., 26 sec. )

We left Shibam on 17 December... ( 12 min., 51 sec. )

The pursuit party had used as their battle-cry... ( 09 min., 48 sec. )

11. The Second Crossing of the Empty Quarter ( 10 min., 17 sec. )

We rode across gravel steppes... ( 10 min., 36 sec. )

It was a crisp morning with a gentle breeze. ( 10 min., 51 sec. )

Wet, cold, and tired, we started early... ( 14 min., 18 sec. )

12. From Sulaiyil to Abu Dhabi ( 08 min., 57 sec. )

The first afternoon we overtook two Yam... ( 08 min., 28 sec. )

The hatred which I encountered... ( 10 min., 59 sec. )

Later, Muhammad and Amair went off... ( 10 min., 03 sec. )

Next day was fine and sunny and our spirit rose... ( 12 min., 40 sec. )

13. The Trucial Coast ( 10 min., 59 sec. )

The evening before we reached Buraimi... ( 09 min., 49 sec. )

Zayid, as Shakhbut's representative... ( 08 min., 52 sec. )

We arrived at Sharja on 10 May. ( 10 min., 44 sec. )

14. A Holiday in Buraimi ( 10 min., 43 sec. )

At Lahamma well we found many day-old tracks... ( 10 min., 02 sec. )

We were hungry before we arrived at Zayid's fort... ( 08 min., 11 sec. )

We were astir early next morning. ( 10 min., 31 sec. )

15. The Quicksands of Umm al Samim ( 09 min., 30 sec. )

We travelled across interminable gravel... ( 10 min., 21 sec. )

16. The Wahiba Sands ( 14 min., 26 sec. )

Ahmad fetched Ali's camel... ( 10 min., 18 sec. )

We camped next day within ten miles of Nazwa. ( 06 min., 16 sec. )

17. The Closing Door ( 10 min., 11 sec. )

Three days later we were camped... ( 08 min., 42 sec. )

One morning they came back before breakfast... ( 08 minutes, 22 sec. )

Participant:

Kennedy, Laurence, Reader -- Thesiger, Wilfred, Author

Notes:

Naxos Digital Services electronic collection.

Streaming audio.

Publisher Number:

9781781981887

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.