CHAPTER PAGE I The Object of the Book 13 II A Little Geography 17 III A Little History 22 IV The French Conquest of Algeria 29 V The Inhabitants To-Day 35 VI French Administration of Algeria 40 VII Arab Administration 48 VIII Marabouts 57 IX The Arab Character 64 X Life among the Arabs 72 XI Arab Women 80 XII Arab Love and the Women of the Reserved Quarter 87 XIII Arab Music and Dancing 94 XIV Religion 101 XV Religious Observances 109 XVI “Mektoub” and Other Superstitions 116 XVII Abd-El-Kader 122 XVIII Arab Education 128 XIX Sport among the Arabs 133 XX The Nomads 140 XXI Sheep-Breeding 146 XXII Other Products 152 XXIII Algiers 158 XXIV Two Excursions 164 XXV Voyage 170 XXVI Bou Saada 176 XXVII The First Glimpse of the Sahara 182 XXVIII The Oasis of Laghouat 187 XXIX The Mzab 194 XXX Ghardaia and Adjoining Towns 201 XXXI Guerrera and the Sand Desert 208 XXXII Biskra 213 XXXIII Timgad 219 XXXIV Djemila the Desolate 226 XXXV Constantine to the Coast 232 XXXVI Kebylie 239 XXXVII Traveling Off the Beaten Track 246 XXXVIII Few Sketches of Arab Life 252 XXXIX A Last Glimpse of the Arab 295 Index 303 ALGERIA FROM WITHIN CHAPTER I THE OBJECT OF THE BOOK