The Tragedy of the Korosko
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott company 1898
ISBN/ASIN: 1847491936
Number of pages: 142
Description:
A group of European tourists are enjoying their trip to Egypt in the year 1895. 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.
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