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Pic related, after someone recommended it here.
And Then Typee, and a book of 4 short Melville novels. After that, I’m thinking Lord Jim and maybe Victory.

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This is a great book about Germany and Scandinavia's attempt to understand Eastern cultures if you’re interested. It’s a very optimistic read, and one of my favorite books.

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Arabia Felix

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what's some good books about arabia?

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This is my favorite NYRB book of all time

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Posting Adventure/Expedition novels. Feel free to add


First one is is Arabia Felix. An incredible story about a forgotten 6 man expedition to Arabia sent by the Danish king in 1760.

Right off the bat, the Expedition suffers from conflicts between the members from colliding egos.

Great book to experience a slice of 18th century travel life and shows how human nature never changes

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Brand new publishing from NYRB

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Just finished Arabia Felix a couple days ago. I highly recommend it it was incredible

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New York Review Books Classics for paperbacks

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I just finished Arabia Felix by Thorkild Hansen.
I read it in Danish but it has just been republished by NYRB so I figured some of you might have noticed it.

It was phenomenal. A true account of a Danish expedition to Yemen in the 18th Century, detailing the expedition from the inception and recruiting of the crew members to the following six years that the expedition took.
It really opened my eye to historical / Travel literature, books where the author or his characters go on great adventures around the world.
Does anyone have any recommendations in this area? And has anyone read Arabia Felix?

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