Heart of Arabia
work by Philby
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- In H. Saint John Philby
…exploit recorded in his book, Heart of Arabia (1922). Philby succeeded T.E. Lawrence as chief British representative in Transjordan (1921–24) but resigned to establish a business in Arabia. He was an unofficial adviser of Ibn Saʿūd and converted to Islam in 1930.
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