Project Gutenberg 2007-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 286 Hichens, Robert 1864 1950 Hichens, Robert Smythe Hichens, Robert S. (Robert Smythe) Halima And The Scorpions 1905 Produced by David Widger "Halima And The Scorpions" by Robert Hichens is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the Sahara Desert, it explores themes of magic, superstition, and cultural conflicts through the journey of Halima, a beautiful dancing-girl. The narrative delves into her possession of a hedgehog's foot, purportedly blessed with miraculous properties by a renowned marabout, which ignites envy and scandal in her city of Touggourt. The story follows Halima as she displays the magical hedgehog's foot, drawing envy and ire, particularly from Ben-Abid, a singer who challenges her claim of invincibility. In a dramatic encounter, he produces scorpions to test her belief in the foot's protective powers, ultimately leading to Halima's tragic demise during a dance performance. The narrative intricately weaves the motifs of fate, pride, and the superstitions prevalent in the cultural fabric of the desert, culminating in a poignant reflection on the consequences of belief and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Sahara -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 51170 2025-06-10T03:34:10.909001 text/html 48292 2021-02-24T22:34:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 17363 2021-02-24T22:34:15 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 94221 2025-06-10T03:34:16.223978 application/epub+zip 92938 2025-06-10T03:34:13.854066 application/epub+zip 80234 2025-06-10T03:34:12.674988 application/epub+zip 202726 2025-06-10T03:34:17.880033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196099 2025-06-10T03:34:15.498034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151138 2022-09-11T05:25:02.078539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41701 2025-06-10T03:34:10.641054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41595 2016-12-17T12:34:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 15957 2016-12-17T12:37:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 41161 2007-11-08T08:58:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 15858 2007-11-08T08:58:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 41152 2007-11-08T08:58:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15830 2007-11-08T08:58:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22375 2025-06-10T03:34:18.018967 application/rdf+xml 14549 2025-06-10T03:34:13.217006 image/jpeg 3970 2025-06-10T03:34:12.942041 image/jpeg 92321 2025-06-10T03:34:10.914027 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia