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In A Desert Drama: Being the Tragedy of the “Korosko” Arthur Conan Doyle departs from the realm of detective fiction and delves into classic action-adventure set in the deserts of Egypt. A group of European travellers set out on a leisurely boat trip on the Nile in a "a turtle-bottomed, round-bowed stern-wheeler", the Korosko. —only to fall prey to an attack at the hands of a roving and ruthless group of bandits. The work contains a strong defense of British Imperialism particularly the Imperial project in North Africa. It also reveals the great suspicion of Islam felt by many Europeans at the time.