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FOUNTAINS IN THE SAND - RAMBLES AMONG THE OASES OF TUNISIA
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 CAFÉ - 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 - CAFÉ 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
EN ROUTE
BY THE OUED BAIESH
THE TERMID
STONES OF GAFSA
SIDI ARMED ZARROUNG
AMUSEMENTS BY THE WAY
AT THE CAFÉ
POST-PRANDIAL MEDITATIONS
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (275K characters)
Release date
2005-05-01
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1868–1952
Best known for vivid travel writing and quietly provocative fiction, this Scottish-born author turned Mediterranean landscapes and offbeat personalities into books that still feel sharply alive. His work mixes elegance, curiosity, and a dry, unmistakable wit.
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