Fountains in the Sand (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781544621944)

One must reach Gafsa by way of Sfax.... But a fine spirit of northern independence prompted me to try an alternative route. The time-table marked a newly opened line of railway which runs directly inland from the port of Sousse; the distance to Gafsa seemed shorter; the country was no doubt new and interesting. There was the station of Feriana, for instance, celebrated for its Roman antiquities and well worth a visit; I looked at the map and saw a broad road connecting this place with Gafsa; visions of an evening ride across the desert arose before my delighted imagination; instead of passing the night in an uncomfortable train, I should be already ensconced at a luxurious table d'hôte, and so to bed. The gods willed otherwise. In pitch darkness, at the inhuman hour of 5.55 a.m., the train crept out of Sousse:

Author: Norman Douglas
ISBN-10: 1544621949
ISBN-13: 9781544621944
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/16/2017
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d