Wilfred Thesiger

<p>Wilfred Thesiger the last of the great gentlemen explorer-adventurers became a legend in his own lifetime. This authorised biography by a longstanding friend and associate delves into his little-known character and motivations as well as recounting the details of his extraordinary life.</p> <p>Wilfred Thesiger the great explorer-adventurer and author of ‘Arabian Sands’ and ‘The Marsh Arabs’ and one work of autobiography ‘The Life of my Choice’ became a legend in his own lifetime but his character and motivations have remained an intriguing enigma.</p> <p>In this authorised biography – written with Thesiger’s support before he died in 2003 and with unique access to the rich Thesiger archive – Alexander Maitland investigates this fascinating figure’s 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 now-acknowledged homosexuality.</p>