| Title | : | A Desert Drama: Being the Tragedy of the Korosko |
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| Author | : | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| Release | : | 2021-07-29 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Mysteries & Thrillers |
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| 1 | A Desert Drama: Being the Tragedy of the | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 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. |
