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1993 Sayyida Salme / Emily Ruete An Arabian Princess between two Worlds Memoirs, letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs, Syrian Customs & usages First edition of the Letters Home and Sequels to the Memoirs translated into English.
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An Arabian Princess between two worlds 1993

Sayyida Salme / Emily Ruete An Arabian Princess between two Worlds Edited with an introduction by E. van Donzel. The work contains a short biography of Princess Salme / Emily Ruete and of her son Rudolph Said Ruete, a new English translation of her Memoirs, and and English version of her other writings, unpublished  so far: Letters Home, Sequels to the memoirs, and Syrian Customs and Usages.

Van Donzel was head of the Oosters Instiuut in Leiden. The founder of the Oosters instituut was the famous Arabist Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje. Snouck was a personal friend of Emily and they corresponded for many years. Also daughter Rosaly and son Rudolph corresponded with Snouck. The children of Emily left books, manuscripts, photos and paintings to the Oosters Instituut. Also the book and manuscript collection of sonRudolph, that related largely to Oman and Zanzibar, was left to the Oosters isntituut. The material in the Said Ruete was the most important source for the book by van Donzel. 

References:
  1. Hiler 763
  2. Dr. E. van Donzel An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs, Syrian Customs and Usages  published by Brill Leiden