Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952 / 2008-07-02 00:00:00

EBOOK FOUNTAINS IN THE SAND ***


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[Illustration: Photo Portrait--Girl in Shawl]
FOUNTAINS
IN THE SAND
RAMBLES AMONG THE OASES OF TUNISIA
_By Norman Douglas_

CONTENTS
CHAPTER
I. EN ROUTE
II. BY THE OUED BAIESH
III. THE TERMID
IV. STONES OF GAFSA
V. SIDI AHMED ZARROUNG
VI. AMUSEMENTS BY THE WAY
VII. AT THE CAFE
VIII. POST-PRANDIAL MEDITATIONS
IX. SOME OF OUR GUESTS
X. THE OASIS OF LEILA
XI. A HAVEN OF REFUGE
XII. THE MYSTERIOUS COUNT
XIII. TO METLAOUI
XIV. PHOSPHATES
XV. THE SELDJA GORGE
XVI. AT THE HEAD OF THE WATERS
XVII. ROMAN OLIVE-CULTURE
XVIII. THE WORK OF PHILIPPE THOMAS
XIX. OVER GUIFLA TO TOZEUR
XX. A WATERY LABYRINTH
XXI. OLD TISOUROS
XXII. THE DISMAL CHOTT
XXIII. THE GARDENS OF NEFTA
XXIV. NEFTA AND ITS FUTURE

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

GAFSA AND JEBEL ORBATA
ENTRANCE TO THE TERMID
AT THE TERMID
A STREET IN GAFSA
HADRIAN'S INSCRIPTION
THE LAST PALMS
CAFE BY THE MULBERRY-TREE
MY FRIEND SILENUS
NATIVES OF GAFSA
THE ROMAN WALL
OLIVES IN THE OASIS
TOZEUR AND ITS OASIS
THE WATERS OF TOZEUR
THE SHRINE ON THE CHOTT
MARABOUT IN THE NEFTA GARDENS
A BEGGAR

_FOUNTAINS IN THE SAND_

_Chapter I_
_EN ROUTE_

Likely enough, I would not have remained in Gafsa more than a couple of
days.
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