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Mentioned as having 'wrote a brilliant account of his trip to Paris' - an Egyptian savant sent to Paris by Muhammad Ali who documented his experiences.

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Mentioned as part of Napoleon's library that he brought with him on the expedition to Egypt - 'he takes his library with him. Herodotus, all kinds of stuff.'

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Explicitly mentioned as a multi-volume book produced by Napoleon's savants: 'There's amazing books that they produce. What's it called? The Description de l'Egypte, 1821. Four volumes, I think.'

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Explicitly mentioned as a book: 'He wrote a book called Orientalism that was massively influential' - discussed in context of whether Said's thesis about Western engagement with the East is valid.

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Referenced multiple times as a text Napoleon brought and studied during the expedition. He 'catalogues the Quran, not under religion, but under politics.'

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Referenced as having 'wrote a brilliant book about Orientalism that was a complete riposte to Said' - a book responding to Edward Said's Orientalism thesis.

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Tom mentions Patrick O'Brian's naval fiction in the context of Nelson and naval battles, saying 'This is so Patrick O'Brian' but noting he doesn't like the books because there's 'too much rope.'

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Referenced as 'going to Egypt, drawing up that kind of sober report' and producing 'a kind of very romantic portrayal of Egypt as a land of ruins and timelessness' - written works about Egypt before Napoleon's invasion.