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The Tragedy of the Korosko

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Book Overview: 

The Tragedy of the Korosko surrounds a group of European and American tourists who are enjoying their trip in Egypt in the year 1895. They are sailing up the River Nile in a “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.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .that they have the effect of making the scene very much more picturesque."

The desert upon their right lay in long curves of sand, like the dunes which might have fringed some forgotten primeval sea. Topping them they could see the black, craggy summits of the curious volcanic hills which rise upon the Libyan side. On the crest of the low sand-hills they would catch a glimpse every now and then of a tall, sky-blue soldier, walking swiftly, his rifle at the trail. For a moment the lank, warlike figure would be sharply silhouetted against the sky. Then he would dip into a hollow and disappear, while some hundred yards off another would show for an instant and vanish.

"Wherever are they raised?" asked Sadie, watching the moving figures.
"They look to me just about the same tint as the hotel boys in the
States."

"I thought some question might arise about them," said Mr. Stephens, who was never so happy as when. . . Read More

Community Reviews

This book is definitely a product of its times and there are a few bits here and there which were borderline racist, but it was also a cracking story of intrigue and adventure. Essentially, we follow a bunch of holidaymakers who’ve travelled to Egypt as they’re hijacked by camel-riding Arabs who pla

Peculiarly accurate description, from more than a century ago, of political and physical troubles generated by people of a certain religion…stuff that is happening today, 2013.

In this story, the reader is swept out of the placid stream of existence and dashed against the horrible jagged facts of lif

RTF

Although there is no end to the ways and manners in which a work can be read and analyzed, there are two main readings of this short novel which I want to focus on.

The first reading is one of otherness. The novel is obviously a pro-imperialist work, which preaches such doctrines as the white man bur

A well written short story that reminds current day readers that the friction between western cultures and Islam has existed for centuries.

On the plus side it has an almost fairytale happy ending.
Perhaps I'm becoming too cynical. I felt it was a little too much like a fairytale happy ending. Current

I bought this book autumn last year and have been meaning to read it. In the light of the terror attacks in Paris, I thought it would be a fitting tribute to read this book which is remarkably a reminder of the troubles our world faces today. After all, the pen is far mighter than the sword.

This st

This is the compelling story of a small group of European and American tourists cruising along the Nile in the late 1800's. They are kidnapped by a brutal group of Islamic terrorists, who insist they convert or die. Written by the author of the Sherlock Holmes series, the personality development of

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