Project Gutenberg 2007-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 217 Hichens, Robert 1864 1950 Hichens, Robert Smythe Hichens, Robert S. (Robert Smythe) Desert Air 1905 Produced by David Widger "Desert Air" by Robert Hichens is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story explores the effects of climate and environment on human nature, particularly focusing on the psychological transformation that individuals experience in exotic and extreme settings. Set against the backdrop of the Sahara Desert, the narrative delves into human behavior under the influence of such an intense atmosphere. The plot follows the narrator and his acquaintance, Henry Marnier, as they embark on a journey to Beni-Kouidar, a remote town in the Sahara. The narrator observes Marnier, who is depicted as a serious and intellectual young man, undergo a significant change upon exposure to the exhilarating desert air. As they navigate their experiences in the town, including encounters with local culture and a strange dancer named Algia, Marnier becomes increasingly entranced by the atmosphere, leading to a tragic outcome when he is found murdered in a sandstorm. The story culminates in a chilling reflection on how the elements can reshape a person's desires and actions, ultimately resulting in unforeseen consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Sahara -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 58964 2025-06-10T03:34:40.408982 text/html 57776 2021-02-24T22:34:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 20085 2021-02-24T22:34:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 85539 2025-06-10T03:34:44.585900 application/epub+zip 84256 2025-06-10T03:34:42.198922 application/epub+zip 84257 2025-06-10T03:34:41.041911 application/epub+zip 149936 2025-06-10T03:34:46.355901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141258 2025-06-10T03:34:43.900862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117316 2022-09-11T05:25:30.624264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47079 2025-06-10T03:34:40.122934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47044 2016-12-17T13:21:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18426 2016-12-17T13:23:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 46099 2007-11-08T09:08:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18198 2007-11-08T09:08:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 46090 2007-11-08T09:08:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18162 2007-11-08T09:08:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22455 2025-06-10T03:34:46.494870 application/rdf+xml 9912 2025-06-10T03:34:41.586896 image/jpeg 2693 2025-06-10T03:34:41.315882 image/jpeg 82915 2025-06-10T03:34:40.414940 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