Southern Arabia

Project Gutenberg's Southern Arabia, by Theodore Bent and Mabel BentThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Southern ArabiaAuthor: Theodore BentMabel BentRelease Date: May 22, 2007 [EBook #21569]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SOUTHERN ARABIA ***Produced by Michael Ciesielski and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Theodore BentLafayette, photo.——Walker & Boutall ph. sc.Signature: Theodore BentLondon. Published by Smith, Elder & Co. 15, Waterloo Place.SOUTHERN ARABIABYTHEODORE BENT, F.R.G.S., F.S.A.AUTHOR OF 'THE RUINED CITIES OF MASHONALAND' 'THE SACRED CITY OF THE ETHIOPIANS' 'THE CYCLADES, OR LIFE AMONG THE INSULARGREEKS' ETC.ANDMRS THEODORE BENTWITH A PORTRAIT, MAPS, AND ILLUSTRATIONLONDONSMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE1900[All rights reserved] PREFACEIf my fellow-traveller had lived, he intended to have put together in book form such information as we had gathered aboutSouthern Arabia. Now, as he died four days after our return from our last journey there, I have had to undertake the taskmyself. It has been very sad to me, but I have been helped by knowing that, however imperfect this book may be, what iswritten here will surely be a help to those who, by ...