Tragedy of the Korosko - Hardcover

Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719503817 ISBN 13: 9780719503818

Publisher: Transatlantic Arts

Synopsis

A disparate group of Western tourists collect aboard the Nile steamer Korosko, anticipating a trip filled with sightseeing and civilised colonial pleasures. But when, during a morning excursion in the desert, they are kidnapped by a group of dervish camel-men, their relationships, their beliefs and their very survival are placed in jeopardy.

About this title

From the Publisher

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About the Author

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer, creator of the unforgettable master sleuth Sherlock Holmes. Some of the best known of the Holmes stories are The Sign of Four (1890), The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), and His Last Bow (1917).

Edition details

• Publisher: Transatlantic Arts
• ISBN 10: 0719503817
• ISBN 13: 9780719503818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English