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Index
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Rogue's Girl i
The Shield
The Guest of Karadak
The Road to Kandahar
The Light of the Palace
The Way of the Girl
The Eighth Wife
Appendix
About the Author
Source Acknowledgments
While researching material for his histories of the Crusades, Harold Lamb began to read Arab account
Lamb was treated well in the Middle East, for his writing had gained a reputation for being well res
In 1959 explorer Wilfred Thesiger wrote that once a man left the deserts of the Middle East he would
In 1914 my father broke down and I found a job as a make-up man on a motor trade weekly, then tried
Lamb continued writing and selling, with the prestigious Adventure being his primary market. By 1927
Apart from his work, Lamb does not seem to be the sort of man who courted drama; he appeared reserve
It was the year 6o3.*
It was Al-Maidan, the Place of Horses.*
"Khalil, el Khadr,*
"There will be a siege. The gates are closed. A panther maddens itself by striking often. After the
her and desired her at once. So, when he fared forth, he summoned me to follow her. It was no great
Above all the city towered the single statue that can be seen from far out toward Asia, the gigantic
"Aye, go thither with this, my follower," he nodded at the archer. "Show him the way. He will lead t
With this thought I set forth in the Year of the Flight, one thousand and twenty and nine.*
Eh, when she smiled again, I did not refrain from boasting, telling her of forays against the Turkom
"Silence!" he cried softly. "This is Sidri Singh, Rawul of Kukri, brother of the lord of Bikanir, de
standard.*
And I have seen a man who had a great store of gold under his hand, yet he was slain by his own deed
Truly the camel driver had sworn to me by the triple oath that he was the master of a large caravan
"Nay," cried a bearded warrior with one eye, "Shamil the Red Snout set up the stake and called upon
This thought of all thoughts came to me after Ramazan of the year one thousand and thirty and two.*
"Just!" A1-Mokhtar spat. "That bladder of a swine! Now, bethink thee, O hakim,*
"Think! Thy son hath drawn the sword against thee, and the daughter*
"At thy summons, 0 Well-Beloved Lord,*
dismal failure? Scott pictures him as a hero incarnate, and modern historians, especially of the Fre
Consider his actions: His march toward Jaffa delays and delays again; he keeps his army on the defen
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