Lost in the burning sand of the Sahara in the month of Moharram, the narrator falls in with Ali Ben Hafiz and is drawn into intrigue, captivity and pursuit. At the heart of it is Zoraida, a veiled woman of the harem, whose pledge binds him to a dangerous secret.
An early desert romance by the master of Edwardian spy thrillers, with all the orientalist glamour of 1895. Download the free EPUB.