A seeming contradiction, Gertrude Bell was both a proper Victorian and an intrepid explorer of the Arabian wilderness. She was a close friend of T. E. Lawrence, and played an important role in creating the modern map of the Middle East...

"Ich war eine Tochter Arabiens" ist die autobiografische Erzählung von Prinzessin Sana al-Shaalan, die unter einem Pseudonym veröffentlicht wurde. Das Buch gibt Einblicke in das Leben einer Frau aus der privilegierten, aber stark...

"Am Ende des Lavastromes: Durch die Wüsten und Kulturstätten Syriens" ist ein Reisebericht von Gertrude Bell, der 1905 veröffentlicht wurde. In diesem Buch beschreibt Bell ihre Erkundungen in Syrien, einer Region, die zu dieser Zeit...

The writings of one of the great woman adventurers of the twentieth century - the 'female Lawrence of Arabia' - and the subject of a new film starring Nicole Kidman. In the last century, few people lived more astounding - or influential...

"Are we the same, I wonder, when all our surroundings, association, acquaintances are changed? I conclude that it is not the person who danced with you at Mansfield St who writes to you today from Persia. Yet there are dregs, English...

"You may rely upon one thing - I'll never engage in creating kings again; it's too great a strain."Gertrude Bell - traveller, scholar, archaeologist, spy - was one of the most powerful figures in the Middle East in the 20th century. With...