I did read what you said. I wasn’t clear. I meant some of the other journal type books, like his Pilgrimage to Mecca. He just uses archaic language.
Apart from being an explorer he was also a linguist and scholar. You know, if you read his bio.
His wife was a real monster, though. She burned a lot of his work after he was gone. She was a very correct and proper character, and didn’t approve of some of his work.