“To be alone, to have few needs, to be unknown, everywhere a foreigner and at home, and to walk grandly and solitarily in conquest of the world. Is not the sturdy vagabond, sitting beside the road, contemplating the wide and open horizon before him, the absolute master of lands, waters, and even the skies? What lord of the manor can rival him in power and opulence? His fiefdom has no limits and his empire no law. No servitude demeans his bearing, no labor bends his spine to the earth, the earth that he possesses and which gives itself to him in its entirety, in goodness and in beauty.”
Quote by Isabelle Eberhardt
Work
Writings from the Sand, Volume 1: Collected Works of Isabelle Eberhardt
This volume includes a selection of Isabelle Eberhardt's writings, showcasing her experiences and observations during her travels in the Sahara Desert and her reflections on life and culture. more
Author
Isabelle Eberhardt
Isabelle Eberhardt was a Swiss writer known for her descriptions of desert life in North Africa. Born on February 17, 1877, she passed away on October 21, 1904. Eberhardt spent most of her adult life in North Africa, where she deeply engaged with the local culture and even converted to Islam. more
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