Travels in Arabia Deserta Vol. I (in Two Volumes)

Travels in Arabia Deserta originally published in 1888 is a two-volume set which describes English poet Charles Doughtys extensive travels through the Arabian deserts and the discoveries he made there. The work became well-regarded for its beautiful prose as well as its extensiveness which made it a benchmark of ambitious travel writing in the early 20th century. Written in the style of the King James Bible the text is extravagant and creative. In the 1920s it was discovered by British Army Officer T.E. Lawrence who spurred the books republication this time with an introduction from Lawrence. The book has been in and out of print since then but the Cosimo edition is a rare 1921 reprint and includes the Lawrence introduction. Volume I includes T.E. Lawrences Introduction as well as accounts of Doughtys treks to Mecca Ammon and Moab the Mountain of Edom Arabia the Passage of the Harra Teyma and more. He also describes nomad life in the desert and ancient stories peoples and myths connected with his travels. CHARLES MONTAGU DOUGHTY (1843-1926) was an English poet and writer born in Theberton Hall Saxmundham Suffolk. He attended Kings College London and graduated from Gonville and Caius College Cambridge in 1864. Among this authors works are an epic poem in six volumes titled The Dawn in Britain published in 1906 and his well-known Travels in Arabia Deserta for which he received much praise.