THE EDGE OF
THE DESERT
By
IANTHE DUNBAR
LONDON
PHILIP ALLAN & Co.
QUALITY COURT
First published in 1923.
Made and Printed in Great Britain by
Southampton Times Limited, Southampton.
To
J. W. H.
TO WHOSE SYMPATHY AND CRITICISM I OWE SO MUCH
CHAPTER | PAGE | |
I. | Kairouan | 9 |
II. | Sects and Superstitions | 21 |
III. | An Arab Wedding | 31 |
IV. | Sousse | 48 |
V. | Passing Through | 56 |
VI. | Sfax | 72 |
VII. | Oasis Towns | 82 |
VIII. | The Sand Diviner | 96 |
IX. | The Circus | 106 |
X. | Round About Gabès | 118 |
XI. | Customs | 126 |
XII. | Tunis | 137 |
It was cold, but a glorious morning when I left by motorfor Kairouan. Soon the white houses of Tunis were leftbehind. The sun was rising as we flung its outskirts behindus, and the car headed for open country. Rocky hillsshowed themselv