A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert

A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert (Penguin Classics)

A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of the PBS documentaryÂ Letters from Baghdad,Â voiced by Tilda Swinton, andÂ the major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, and Robert Pattinson and directed by Werner Herzog

Gertrude Bell was leaning in 100 years before Sheryl Sandberg. One of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century, she turned her back on Victorian society to study at Oxford and travel the world, and became the chief architect of British policy in the Middle East after World War I. 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 todayâ‚¬s Middle East.
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As she wrote in one of her letters, â‚¬Å“Itâ‚¬s a bore being a woman when you are in Arabia.â‚¬Â Forthright and spirited, opinionated and playful, and deeply instructive about the Arab world, this volume brings together Bellâ‚¬s letters, military dispatches, diary entries, and travel writings to offer an intimate look at a woman who shaped nations.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143107378
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2015-08-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143107378

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143107378
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2015-08-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780143107378

A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert (Penguin Classics)