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Catalogue facts
Published dateJuly 1935
WrittenJanuary 1935
Characters in this exact text
Achmet ibn MitkhalAchmet ibn Mitkhal — Gordon’s host/friend at el-AzemOn Page2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionAl WazirAl Wazir — reclusive former governor; called IvanOn Page91 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionAla ed-din Muhammad of DelhiAla ed-din Muhammad of Delhi — historical ruler invoked in the history of the Blood of the GodsMentioned1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionDirdarDirdar — Arab informantOn Page16 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionGordonGordon — would-be conqueror/empire builder in The Iron Terror; distinct from the existing Gordon associated with Khartum.On Page232 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionHawkstonHawkston — traveller pursued by Shalan ibn Mansour in the Blood of the Gods synopsisOn Page128 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionKrakovitchKrakovitch — Russian member of Hawkston’s gangOn Page5 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionOrtelliOrtelli — Italian member of Hawkston’s gangOn Page7 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionSalimSalim — old servant/steward of Al WazirOn Page15 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionShalan ibn MansourShalan ibn Mansour — pursuer of Hawkston in the Blood of the Gods synopsisOn Page15 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source sectionVan BrockVan Brock — Dutch member of Hawkston’s gangOn Page6 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — blood-gods, supplied source section
Textual witnesses & editorial mediation
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El Borak and Other Desert AdventuresRestored reading editionAuthority basis: Restoration toward authorial text · Treatment: Restored toward authorial wording
El Borak and Other Desert Adventures; source basis noted by the edition as Top-Notch, July 1935.