Carmen Sylva: And Sketches From The Orient is a book written by French author Pierre Loti and published in 1912. The book is a collection of stories and sketches inspired by the author's travels in the Orient, particularly in Turkey and Egypt. The title of the book refers to the pen name of the Romanian queen Elisabeth of Wied, who was a friend of the author and a talented writer herself.The book is divided into two parts. The first part, Carmen Sylva,...