Query: Sahara or 1817 non-fictional books
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Biographia Literaria
On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
Characters of Shakespear's Plays
Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences
History of a Six Weeks' Tour
The Process (novel)
The History of Java
Hoffman's Course of Legal Study
The Round Table (book)
Desert Encounter
Inside Sahara
Sahara (Palin book)
Sufferings in Africa
Gens des nuages
A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations
Italian Journey
Stories of the Sahara
Skeletons on the Zahara
Libyan Sands
Evidence from documents: Biographia Literaria: The '''''Biographia Literaria''''' is a critical autobiography by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in 1817 in two volumes. Its working title was 'Autobiographia Literaria'. The formative influences on the work were Wordsworth's theory of poetry, the Kantian view of imagination as a shaping power (for which Coleridge later coined the neologism "esemplastic"), various post-Kantian writers including F.W.J. von Schelling, and the earlier influences of the empiricist school, including David Hartley and the Associationist psychology.
On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation: '''''On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation''''' (19 April 1817) is a book by David Ricardo on economics. The book concludes that land rent grows as population increases. It also presents the theory of comparative advantage, the theory that free trade between two or more countries can be mutually beneficial, even when one country has an absolute advantage over the other countries in all areas of production.
Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences: The '''''Encyclopaedia of the Philosophical Sciences''''' (abbreviated as '''''EPS''''' or simply '''''Encyclopaedia'''''; , '''''EPW''''', translated as '''''Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Basic Outline''''') by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (first published in 1817, second edition 1827, third edition 1830), is a work that presents an abbreviated version of Hegel's systematic philosophy in its entirety, and is the only form in which Hegel ever published his entire mature philosophical system.
History of a Six Weeks' Tour: Title page from ''History of a Six Weeks' Tour'' (1817), Thomas Hookham, Jr. and Charles and James Ollier, London.
The Process (novel): Described by The Overlook Press (which published a posthumous edition in 1987) as "a powerfully psychological novel", ''The Process'' tells the story of a professor named Ulys O. Hanson who sets out on a pilgrimage across the Sahara Desert which turns out to be a hallucinatory experience.
The History of Java: Balinese Raja, in Thomas Stamford Raffles's ''The History of Java'', 1817
'''''The History of Java''''' is a book written by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, and published in 1817.
Hoffman's Course of Legal Study: '''Hoffman's ''Course of Legal Study''''' is an 1817 legal textbook by American law professor David Hoffman that was influential in the development of America's first law school curricula.
The Round Table (book): '''''The Round Table''''' is a collection of essays by William Hazlitt and Leigh Hunt published in 1817.
Desert Encounter: ''Desert Encounter'' describes a trip across the Sahara
Sahara (Palin book): he book that Michael Palin wrote to accompany the BBC television documentary series ''Sahara with Michael Palin''.


This book, like the other books that Palin wrote following each of his seven trips for the BBC, consists both of his text and of many photographs to illustrate the trip.
Sufferings in Africa: ''''Sufferings in Africa''''' is an 1817 memoir by James Riley. The memoir relates how Riley and his crew were captured in Africa after being shipwrecked in 1815. Riley was the Captain of the American merchant ship . He led his crew through the Sahara Desert after they were shipwrecked off the coast of Western Sahara in August 1815. The book was published in 1817 and was originally titled ''Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce'' by the "Late Master and Supercargo" James Riley, modernly republished as ''Sufferings in Africa'', and comes down to us today as a startling switch on the usual master-slave relationship.
Gens des nuages: It was written during a trip to Sahara and published in 1997.


Jémia Le Clézio is a Sahrawi and her ancestors were nomads who lived in the desert area. After her grandmother left her country, she never visited the place before the trip.
A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations: '''''A Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Denominations''''' is a 19th-century comprehensive survey of world religions by the American author, Hannah Adams. It was first published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1817.
Italian Journey: is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's report on his travels to Italy from 1786 to 1788 that was published in 1816 & 1817. The book is based on Goethe's diaries and is smoothed in style, lacks the spontaneity of his diary report and is augmented with the addition of afterthoughts and reminiscences.
Stories of the Sahara: '''''Stories of the Sahara''''' () is an autobiographical account of the life and love of the Taiwanese author Sanmao while she was living in the Sahara Desert with her Spanish husband Jose Maria Quero y Ruiz.
Skeletons on the Zahara: To research the book, Dean King embarked on a National Geographic Society sponsored expedition to retrace the horrific journey of Riley and his crew across the Saharan ("Zahara") desert.
Libyan Sands: a travel book, written by Ralph A. Bagnold, the founder of the British Army's Long Range Desert Group in the Second World War. Described by Sahara expert Eamonn Gearon as "without question, the classic work of 20th-century Saharan exploration", it is a first-hand account of Bagnold's pioneering adventures in the Saharan desert during his time in the British army.