Description

To the Desert and Back is an account by Zouch Horace Turton, a Victorian-era traveler who in 1875–76 embarked on a journey that took him from London to France, Spain, the Barbary States (the coastal regions of present-day Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya), Sicily, Italy, France, and back to London. The journey lasted 283 days. Combining sea and rail travel, Turton made brief stops along the coast of northwestern France, before arriving in Valladolid in northern Spain. From there he toured the Spanish interior, visiting Madrid, Toledo, Cordova, and ...