The Letters of Gertrude Bell

Volumes 1 and 2

Author: Gertrude Bell
Length: 1120 page(s)
Language: English
Written: Aug 2014
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Category: Biographies & Memoirs » Historical biography | Work: Roman
Keywords: letters, gertrude, bell, volume, I, II, biography, historical, middle, east, iraq, woman, british, egypt, world,

Gertrude Bells told through her correspondence with family and friends

Gertrude Bell, happily for her family and friends, was one of the people whose lives can be reconstructed from correspondence.
Through all her wanderings, whether far or near, she kept in the closest touch with her home, always anxious to share her experiences and impressions with her family, to chronicle for their benefit all that happened to her, important or unimportant: whether a stirring tale of adventure or an account of a dinner party. Those letters, varied, witty, enthralling, were a constant joy through the years to all those who read them. It was fortunate for the recipients that the act of writing, the actual driving of the pen, seemed to be no more of an effort to Gertrude than to remember and record all that the pen set down.

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About the Author

Gertrude Bell
Member since: Aug 2014
Publications on XinXii: 4

Gertrude Bell was an English writer, traveler, political officer, administrator, archaeologist and spy who explored, mapped, and became highly influential to British imperial policy-making due to her skill and contacts, built up through extensive travels in Greater Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, and Arabia.