"An Arabic Reader" was originally published in Jerusalem in 1931:

"This splendid anthology contains excellent philological and linguistic notes plus a superb glossary and selections from Ibn Battuta, Ibn Jubair, al-Tabari, the Qur'an, etc."

ie classical Arabic, vowelled. I read that it's quite accessible without too much study of Arabic. The availability of recordings should help with this also.

Introduction & glossary (ifile)
Texts (ifile)
Audio (via Indiana, item A11)
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