| A Desert Drama. Being The Tragedy Of The Korosko Contributor(s): Doyle, Arthur Conan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1535238062 ISBN-13: 9781535238069 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.83 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 6" W x 9" (0.61 lbs) 202 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A group of European tourists are enjoying their trip to Egypt in the year 1895. They are sailing up the River Nile in "a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler", the Korosko. They intend to travel to Abousir at the southern frontier of Egypt, after which the Dervish country starts. They are attacked and abducted by a marauding band of Dervish warriors. The novel contains a strong defence of British Imperialism and in particular the Imperial project in North Africa. It also reveals the very great suspicion of Islam felt by many Europeans at the time. |