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Catalogue facts
Published dateAugust 1936
WrittenJune 1935
Characters in this exact text
AbdullahAbdullah (son of Nureddin) — son of Nureddin el AzizOn Page8 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionAchmetAchmet (Sons of the Hawk) — Waziri follower/prisoner of Alafdal KhanOn Page17 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionAlafdal KhanAlafdal Khan — Waziri chief travelling to Rub el HaramiOn Page43 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionAli ShahAli Shah (Sons of the Hawk) — Ghilzai leader in Rub el HaramiOn Page33 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionDhira AzrailDhira Azrail — executioner of the Black TigersOn Page9 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionGordonFrancis Xavier Gordon — American adventurer known as El Borak (“the Swift”), active throughout Afghanistan and Central Asia.On Page81 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionGenghis KhanGenghis Khan — historical Mongol conqueror; his psychic impression is central in King of the Forgotten People and he is mentioned in other AiSF texts.Mentioned2 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionHassanHassan (Sons of the Hawk) — Waziri follower/prisoner of Alafdal KhanOn Page13 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionMuhammad ez ZahirMuhammad ez Zahir — leader of the party taking Brent to Rub el HaramiOn Page24 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionNureddin el AzizNureddin el Aziz — merchant in Rub el HaramiOn Page1 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionRichard StocktonRichard Stockton — dying adventurer who warns BrentOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionStuart BrentStuart Brent — Englishman drawn into the Black Tigers conspiracyOn Page189 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionSuleimanSuleiman (Sons of the Hawk) — Waziri follower/prisoner of Alafdal KhanOn Page4 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionAbd el KhafidVladimir Jakrovitch — principal Black Tigers antagonistOn Page43 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, sectionYar Ali KhanYar Ali Khan — Afridi swordsman and recurring Gordon allyOn Page3 source-counted occurrence(s) · first: El Borak and Other Desert Adventures — sons-hawk, section
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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 Complete Stories, August 1936.