The Tragedy of the Korosko - Softcover

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Tony Robinson (foreword)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184391039X ISBN 13: 9781843910398

Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

An unusual story of East meets West, Conan Doyle's The Tragedy of the Korosko, describes mayhem and madness in the Arabian desert. When a select party of American and English tourists board the Korosko in search of Eastern magic, they are ill prepared for what is to follow. Taken hostage by Islamic fundamentalists, they encounter the ultimate in cross-cultural experiences - one that leaves them fearing for their lives. But what begins as a tale of unforeseen horror is soon transformed into love in a hot climate. Conan Doyle brings his mastery of thrills and suspense to bear on this classic fiction.

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About the Author

Novelist and trained doctor, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote prolifically in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Best remembered for his Sherlock Holmes stories, Conan Doyle also wrote widely on British warfare and was known as a campaigner against injustice. His lifelong search for spiritual and religious satisfaction is reflected in much of his work and his last years were dedicated to the development of spiritualism.

From the Back Cover

the little steamer lay silent, dark, and motionless in the shadow of the high Halfa bank. And beyond this one point of civilisation and of comfort there lay the limitless, savage, unchangeable desert, straw-coloured and dreamlike in the moonlight, mottled over with the black shadows of the hills.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hesperus Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184391039X
• ISBN 13: 9781843910398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 136