{"product_id":"an-african-interlude-eastern-soudan-selection","title":"An African Interlude: The Eastern Soudan — Sudan Selection from Southern Arabia","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOriginal illustration preview\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cfigure style=\"margin:1.5em auto;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/bent-eastern-soudan-ill-12.jpg?v=1792025760\" alt=\"Original map of Mount Erba and surrounding country\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;max-width:100%;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eOriginal map of Mount Erba and surrounding country\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cfigure style=\"margin:1.5em auto;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/bent-eastern-soudan-ill-13.jpg?v=1792025767\" alt=\"Elba Mountains from Shellal — original illustration\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;max-width:100%;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eElba Mountains from Shellal — original illustration\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\u003cfigure style=\"margin:1.5em auto;text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/bent-eastern-soudan-ill-14.jpg?v=1792025771\" alt=\"Flute-players in the Wadi Koukout, Soudan — original illustration\" style=\"display:block;margin:0 auto;max-width:100%;height:auto\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eFlute-players in the Wadi Koukout, Soudan — original illustration\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe complete Sudan selection from \u003cem\u003eSouthern Arabia\u003c\/em\u003e—not the complete parent book.\u003c\/strong\u003e These six chapters (XXIII–XXVIII) by J. Theodore and Mabel Bent follow their 1895 journey along the Red Sea coast and inland through Bisharin country toward Jebel Erba.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel beyond the familiar Nile campaign narratives: coastal anchorages, Halaib, Mohammed Gol, mountain valleys, ancient gold workings and encounters with local communities. The original map and two illustrations accompany a new introduction explaining the Sudan connection and the historical geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll six original Sudan chapters, with chapter numbering preserved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustable, searchable English text and a linked contents menu\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal map of Mount Erba and surrounding country, Elba Mountains from Shellal, and flute-players in Wadi Koukout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew contextual introduction and a distinctive contemporary cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical perspective:\u003c\/strong\u003e Published in 1900, this is a nineteenth-century travel account containing colonial attitudes, dated terminology and the authors’ opinions. It is presented as historical evidence, not a modern guide to Sudan’s peoples or an endorsement of those views. Historical place names do not establish present-day borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDigital download:\u003c\/strong\u003e English reflowable EPUB only. No physical book or audiobook. Use an EPUB-compatible reader; font size and layout adapt to your screen. The cover is a modern artistic interpretation, not a historical photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. Theodore Bent \u0026 Mabel Bent","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67674325909752,"sku":"EN-bent-eastern-soudan-selection","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/4798\/0280\/files\/bent-eastern-soudan-cover.png?v=1792025756","url":"https:\/\/nilebookstore.com\/ar\/products\/an-african-interlude-eastern-soudan-selection","provider":"Nile Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}