Project Gutenberg 2007-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 85 Hichens, Robert 1864 1950 Hichens, Robert Smythe Hichens, Robert S. (Robert Smythe) Desert Air 1905 Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. 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.) en Short stories Sahara -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 58861 58862 2024-10-10T08:16:59.193153 2023-09-10T10:51:46.465125 text/html 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 85466 2024-10-10T08:17:03.357124 application/epub+zip 84260 2024-10-10T08:17:00.989135 application/epub+zip 84261 2024-10-10T08:16:59.831153 application/epub+zip 149938 2024-10-10T08:17:05.205101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141258 2024-10-10T08:17:02.666133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117316 2022-09-11T05:25:30.624264 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46183 2024-10-10T08:16:58.889135 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 22904 2024-10-10T08:17:05.392103 application/rdf+xml 9912 2024-10-10T08:17:00.371151 image/jpeg 2693 2024-10-10T08:17:00.098132 image/jpeg 82874 2024-10-10T08:16:59.199149 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia