Freya Stark
/ˌfreɪə ˈstɑːk/
/ˌfreɪə ˈstɑːrk/
- (1893-1993) an English traveller and writer. Her best-known books were about her travels in the Middle East, including The Valley of the Assassins (1934) and The Southern Gates of Arabia (1936). She was made a dame in 1972.