Can anyone help Mr Clarke by locating 'Loben'.
Most grateful for any thoughts.
John R
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> 1_surname: Clarke
> 2_firstname: Stephen
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> Query:
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> In The Lost Legion, (Seven Seas) 1895 Kipling writes:
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> "We have laughed at the world as we found it - its women and cities and
> men -
> From Sayyid Burgash in a tantrum,
> to the smoke reddened eyes of Loben (Dear boys!)
> We have a little account with Loben."
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> Where was Loben? I have looked through a good many atlases without
> success. ?An industrial town somewhere, but where?
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> Stephen Clarke
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