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Revolt In The Desert by T. E. Lawrence
Category: Classics
'Revolt in The Desert' is a gripping first hand account of the Arab Revolt of 1916-1918.An abridged version of 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom; originally written by T.E. Lawrence after the war for his friends, it is a classic narrative of one of the most astonishing adventures of the First World War.Illustrat ...Show more
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence
Category: History
Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. Seven Pillars of Wisdomrecreates epic events with extraordinary vivid ...Show more
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. LAWRENCE
Category: Military | Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
As Angus Calder states in his introduction to this edition, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom is one of the major statements about the fighting experience of the First World War'. Lawrence's younger brothers, Frank and Will, had been killed on the Western Front in 1915. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, written between 1 ...Show more
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence
Category: Biography | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" recreates epic events with extraordinary viv ...Show more
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence; Jim Norton (Read by)
Category: Audio | Series: Classic Non-Fiction Ser.
"Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an unusual and rich work. It encompasses an account of the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War alongside general Middle Eastern and military history, politics, adventure and drama. It is also a memoir of the soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia .Lawrence i ...Show more
Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence
Category: History
"Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an unusual and rich work. It encompasses an account of the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War alongside general Middle Eastern and military history, politics, adventure and drama. It is also a memoir of the soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia .Lawrence i ...Show more
T. E. Lawrence in War and Peace: The Military Writings of Lawrence of Arabia - An Anthology by Malcolm Brown (editor) - T. E. Lawrence (writer)
Category: Military
'These wartime reports provide illuminating insights into aspects of Lawrence's enigmatic character which would later be suppressed as his darker side emerged in Seven Pillars of Wisdom.' - Simon Courtauld in the Evening Standard Despite being written more than seventy years ago, the thoughts of Lawrenc ...Show more
The Mint: Lawrence After Arabia by T. E. Lawrence
Category: Biography
In 1922, his dreams of an independent Arabia shattered, T.E. Lawrence enlisted in the RAF under the assumed name John Hume Ross. Though methodical and restrictive, life there seemed to suit Lawrence: "The Air Force is not a man-crushing humiliating slavery, all its days. There is sun decent treatment, ...Show more
The Odyssey by Homer; T. E. Lawrence
Category: Classics
The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation ...Show more
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