P B E F A C E
T h e name Tawarek is also spelt Touareg, Tuareg
Tuarik, and in other ways besides. I have used the
form Tawarek, as it is, I think, the one that most
nearly represents the correct pronunciation. I am
indebted to the writings of the French authors,
Général Hanoteau, Commandant Bissuel, and MM.
Duveyrier and Mercier, for much of the material
relating to the Tawareks, the Sahara, and Twat.
My thanks are also due to M. Marius Maure, of
Biskra, for permission to reproduce his photograph
of the serf who accompanied the Tawarek deputation
to Algiers. The account of the Senoussia sect
is to a great extent taken from M. Duveyrier’s
pamphlet upon the subject. The remainder of the
information was gathered from the natives themselves,
and is, I believe, new.
W. J. H. K.
May 1903.
