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A woman in Arabia : the writings of the queen of the desert
Title:
A woman in Arabia : the writings of the queen of the desert
Author:
Bell, Gertrude Lowthian, 1868-1926, author.
ISBN:
9780143107378
Publication Information:
New York :

Penguin Books

2015.

©2015
Physical Description:
xlv, 272 pages ; 20 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Abstract:
"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." --Back cover.
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