A woman in Arabia
the writings of the Queen of the Desert
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Author
Contributions
- Howell, Georgina, 1942- editor - Contributor
Publication
2015 - Penguin Books, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
68,000 words, Guess
Page Count
272 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewomaninarabiawri0000bell
- ISBN-100143107372
- ISBN-139780143107378
- Library of Congress Control Number2015487919
- OCLC Control Number881869814
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780143107378
- Open LibraryOL27187835M
Classifications
- DDC956.02/092
- LCCDS208 .B35 2015
- LCCPR4099
and 1 more
- LCCDS208 .B355 2015
Description
"A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia. One of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century and the chief architect of British policy in the Middle East after World War I, Gertrude Bell turned her back on Victorian society to study at Oxford and travel the world. Mountaineer, archaeologist, Arabist, writer, poet, linguist, and spy, she dedicated her life to championing the Arab cause and was instrumental in drawing the borders that define today's Middle East. As she wrote in one of her letters, "It's a bore being a woman when you are in Arabia." Forthright and spirited, opinionated and playful, and deeply instructive about the Arab world, this volume brings together Bell's letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and travel writings to offer an intimate look at a woman who shaped nations."--Back cover.
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- Penguin Classics
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