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than to the conjuring up of imaginary action on the field of adventure. With the former he felt and became familiar; with the latter he was never distinctly at ease.
While marred somewhat by a touch of ultra things, Une Passion dans le Désert is a vivid story, told with much terseness and effect. The description of the desert is unique in its way, showing strongly the author's power of visualization.
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