The Garden of Allah (Paperback)

1904. Robert Hichens is best known today as the author of the classic supernatural tale How Love Came to Professor Guildea. He was a prolific author, producing volumes of fiction and nonfiction that frequently achieved huge commercial success, such as The Garden of Allah and The Paradine Case. This enchanting, hard-to-find book recounts the experience of a single woman traveling alone from England to Algeria. Hichens does an excellent job of capturing the sights, smells and cultural nuances of Algeria. Contents: Prelude; The Voice of Prayer; The Garden; The Journey; The Revelation; and The Journey Back. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.