Download or read book Explorers of Arabia written by Zahra Freeth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploration usually demands the qualities of bravery, curiosity and organising ability. Arabia demanded more of the voyager: linguistic ability of a high order, scholarship and an imaginative temperament. It was also necessary to be able to pass as a native, if not of Arabia then of part of the Islamic world. The early explorers faced untold dan