Queen of the desert : the extraordinary life of Gertrude Bell /
by Howell, Georgina [author.].
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BookPublisher: London : Pan Books, 2015Description: xvii, 518 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781447286264 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 BELSubject(s): Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926 | Women Middle East specialists -- Great Britain -- Biography | Middle East specialists -- Great Britain -- Biography | Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography | Travel writers -- Great Britain -- Biography | World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Arabian Peninsula | Biography | Biography: historical, political & military | Asian history | History | International relations | Travel writing | Middle East | 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899 | 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 | Biography: general | European history | Social & cultural history | Gender studies: women & girls | United Kingdom, Great Britain | Central Asia | Victorian BritainAlso issued online.Summary: The story of archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell, who, though born into privilege in 1868, turned her back on it all for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq. Archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell was born in 1868 into a world of privilege and plenty, but she turned her back on all that for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming the architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq and seeing its first king Faisal safely onto the throne in 1921. Queen of the Desert is her story, vividly told and impeccably researched, drawing on Gertrude's own writings, both published and unpublished. Previously published as Daughter of the Desert, this is a compelling portrait of a woman who transcended the restrictions of her class and age and in so doing created a remarkable and enduring legacy.'What a great Oscar-laden biopic this will make ...the combination of epic scenes and personal drama makes Georgina Howell's saga a winner' Daily Express'Howell sketches in the gradations of colour and emotion that have been lacking in hitherto monochrome accounts of Bell's life ... Exemplary' Sunday Times'Riveting ... few women have had a life more worth reading about.' Diana Athill, Literary Review
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Paperback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 BEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 16/10/2024 | 003112116X |
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The story of archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell, who, though born into privilege in 1868, turned her back on it all for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq. Archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation builder, Gertrude Bell was born in 1868 into a world of privilege and plenty, but she turned her back on all that for her passion for the Arab peoples, becoming the architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq and seeing its first king Faisal safely onto the throne in 1921. Queen of the Desert is her story, vividly told and impeccably researched, drawing on Gertrude's own writings, both published and unpublished. Previously published as Daughter of the Desert, this is a compelling portrait of a woman who transcended the restrictions of her class and age and in so doing created a remarkable and enduring legacy.'What a great Oscar-laden biopic this will make ...the combination of epic scenes and personal drama makes Georgina Howell's saga a winner' Daily Express'Howell sketches in the gradations of colour and emotion that have been lacking in hitherto monochrome accounts of Bell's life ... Exemplary' Sunday Times'Riveting ... few women have had a life more worth reading about.' Diana Athill, Literary Review
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