Alexander Maitland

Wilfred Thesiger, the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, became a legend in his own lifetime. This biography investigates his family influences, his wartime experiences, his philosophy as a hunter and conservationist, his writing and photography, his friendships with Arabs and Africans amongst whom he lived, and his homosexuality.

A unique collection of essays accompany Wilfred Thesiger’s own personal photographs of the Africa he experienced as one of the world’s most celebrated explorers. While Wilfred Thesiger’s own classic writings (including ‘The Marsh Arabs’, ‘Arabian Sands’, ‘Desert’, Marsh and Mountain’, ‘The Life of My Choice’ and ‘My Kenya Days’) comprehensively ...

Wilfred Thesiger (1910-2003), the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers, journeyed for...