The Black Tents of Arabia

Cari S. Raswan

PART ONE THE HEIRS OF ISHMAËL I. The Young Prince of the Ruala II. Faris—“A Friend of God III. The Lone Shepherdess IV. I Meet My Blood-Brother Again. V. Love in the Desert VI. “The Commander of Our Camel-saddles” VII. Death in the Desert VIII. Panther and Ostrich IX. The Nufud X. Sandstorm XI. Days of Ease XII. Camels, Women, Children—and Locusts XIII. Tuëma XIV. The Hunger March XV. Famine and War XVI. A New Lease of Life XVII. The War Goddess XVIII. The Land of Promise XIX. The Ambush XX. “The Cloudi n My Eyes XXI. The “Ark of Ishmaël PART TWO HUNTING AND WARFARE XXII. Ali the Protector” XXIII. Adventures with the Tin-lizzie” XXIV. With the Tai’ and Shammar Bedouins XXV. Honour Among Thieves XXVI. The Stealing of the Mare” XXVII. Anaga—the Falcon XXVIII. The Young Gazelle Buck