The Tragedy of the Korosko by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Published by George Newnes,, 1898 First Edition thus, with numerous illustrations by Sidney Paget in the text; original publisher's binding of pictorial blue cloth, first appeared as Doyle's desert drama, present here in the original eight instalments with a total of forty illustrations by Paget. 'The author visited Egypt at the end of 1895 and in January of the following year went with his family on a Cook's tour up the Nile to Wady Halfa. The threat from the Dervishes was then very real, a serious menance to civilisation and was the cause of some anxiety. Two months later the long-expected war broke out, and he chose to accompany the special force as a correspondent for the Westminster Gazette. He was at Korosko on 10 April and during the weeks that followed became well versed in the landscape and political realities of the country' (Green & Gibson). Th A popular adventure novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, set across Egypt as a group of tourists travel there. An adventure travel novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, following a group of European tourists in 1895 as they travel to Egypt. The group are travelling up the Nile in a boat named the 'Korosko' when they are attacked and abducted.Doyle is best known for his creation of the popular detective Sherlock Holmes, though he also wrote works across many different genres.Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some minor marks to the boards and spine. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, with a small bump to the rear board. Spots to the fore edge. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some spots. Very Good. book.