The Tents of the Arabs: With linked Table of Contents
By Lord Dunsany
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Lord Dunsany
Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, the 18th Baron of Dunsany, was one of the foremost fantasy writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lord Dunsany, and particularly his Book of Wonder, is widely recognized as a major influence on many of the best known fantasy writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien, H.P. Lovecraft, and C.S. Lewis. Holding one of the oldest titles in the Irish peerage, Lord Dunsany lived much of his life at Dunsany Castle, one of Ireland’s longest-inhabited homes. He died in 1957, leaving an indelible mark on modern fantasy writing.
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The Tents of the Arabs - Lord Dunsany
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The Tents of the Arabs
by Lord Dunsany
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Table of Contents
Act I
Act II
The Tents of the Arabs
Dramatis Personæ
The King
Bel-Narb, Aoob (camel-drivers)
The Chamberlain
Zabra (a notable)
Eznarza (a gypsy of the desert)
Scene: Outside the gate of the city of Thalanna.
Act I
Time: Uncertain.
Bel-Narb: By evening we shall be in the desert again.
Aoob: Yes.
Bel-Narb: Then no more city for us for many weeks.
Aoob: Ah!
Bel-Narb: We shall see the lights come out, looking back from the camel-track; that is the last we shall see of it.
Aoob: We shall be in the desert then.
Bel-Narb: The old angry desert.
Aoob: How cunningly the Desert hides his wells. You would say he had an enmity with man. He does not welcome you as the cities do.
Bel-Narb: He has an enmity. I hate the desert.
Aoob: I think there is nothing in the world so beautiful as cities.
Bel-Narb: Cities are beautiful things.
Aoob: I think they are loveliest a little after dawn when night falls off from the houses. They