Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century - H. V. Hilprecht

DURING Wit CENTURY: ARABIA 725
Both spent the winter of 1893-94 in Hadhramot, where
they travelled as far as Shibam. 1
Several years before (in 1889) Bent had already made a
trip to Bahrain, which is treated on pp. 1-43 of his but
recently published book " Southern Arabia," London,
1900. In addition, however, to Bent's interesting discourse
upon the Frankincense Country, the reader is hereby re-
South Arabian Wddi and Castle
ferred to Glaser's comments in his book on the Abessinians
in Arabia and Africa. 2
In February, 1896, the distinguished Arabist Count
Carlo Landberg, one of the best experts in the Arabic popular
dialects, visited the " Raven Castle " (
Hisn el-Ghurab)
graphical Journal," vol. vi., 1895, pp. 109-134. See, also, his recently published
book "Southern Arabia," London, 1900, pp. 227-285.
1
See "Southern Arabia," pp. 71-225.
2
Die Abessinier in Arabien utid Afrika, Munich, 1895, pp. 182-189.