Between Sea and Sahara

Between Sea and Sahara is one of the great classics of travel writing about the Middle East - a landmark in the story of Europe''s fascination with ''the Orient''.

Travelling in Algeria in the third decade of French colonisation, Eugène Fromentin weaves a tale of passion, drama and adventure, a masterpiece that established him as one of the foremost Orientalists of the age.

His influence extended be...