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Algeria from within cover

Algeria from within

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A first-hand account presents Algeria's geography and historical background alongside practical observations of colonial governance and local administration. It describes everyday life, social customs, religious observances, and popular beliefs, including the influence of marabouts, music, and dance. The work examines gender relations, education, and economic activities such as sheep-breeding and other regional products. Interwoven travel narratives move from coastal cities to oases, the Mzab, Roman sites, and the Sahara, offering sketches of nomadic and settled communities and delivering a composite impression intended for both visitors and readers interested in the country’s lived realities.

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The Author Frontispiece
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[Map] 14
Algiers as It Was before the French Conquest in 1830 20
The Old Port of Algiers as it is To-day 20
An Arab Beggar 36
Scene of Arab Life 36
An Arab Barber 54
Roasting the Lamb Whole 54
Children Bathing in a Southern Oasis 54
A “Propriétaire” 76
Numidian Type: Musician of a Marabout 76
A Moorish Villa 76
An Arab Type 90
Arab Women Veiled 90
Girl of the Quarter 90
Women in the Cemetery, Algiers 106
A Beggar Woman 106
An Arab Tam-Tam Player 106
[Calendar] 110
Arab Band and Dancer about to Perform in a Southern Town 124
Pilgrimage to One of the Shrines of Abd-el-kader 124
Arabs with Flutist Waiting to See the Caravans Going North 124
A Water Carrier in Laghouat 142
Algerian Cavalryman 142
Head Shepherd, the Author, the Kaïd Madam and the Calipha 142
Caravan Moving North 142
A Street in the Kasbah, Algiers 160
Mosque of Sidi Abd-er-Rahmane 160
Café Outside Grande Mosque, Algiers 160
Sand Storm Getting up on the Sahara 190
Waterfall of Boiling Water, Hammon, Meskoutine 190
Arab Falconer Setting Out to Hunt 190
The Market-Place of Beni-Sgen 204
Channel for Watering the Garden of an Oasis 204
Street in Bou Saada 204
The Bridge of the Third Legion at El Kantara 222
An Arab of Tadjmout 222
The Departure of a Caravan in the Far South 242
Market Looking toward Trajan’s Arch, Timgad 242
Praetorium. Lambèse 242
Storks Nesting on the Roofs at Constantine 262
Bonfarik, Religious Print Seller 262
Vegetable Market 262
The Oasis of Guerrera, from the Maison Arabe 288
Roman Sarcophagus at Tipaza 288
Pictures Done by Roman Children on Damp Bricks Drying in the Sun 288

Transcriber's note:

  • pg 45 Changed: upleasant to: unpleasant
  • pg 74 Changed: horce-racing to: horse-racing
  • pg 282 Changed: innner to: inner
  • Spelling and formatting inconsistencies have been left unchanged
  • Added a list of illustrations at the end of the document