Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a Triumph - Couverture rigide

Lawrence, T. E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0385070152 ISBN 13 : 9780385070157

Editeur : Doubleday, 1935

Synopsis

Lawrence, T.E. Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph. First public edition. Garden City (New York), Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1935. 4°. 672 pages. Several illustrations. Original cloth with gilt lettering on spine and frontcover (between two swords). Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Including an iteresting newspaper-clipping Were the Arabs double-crossed by Lawrence ?. Thomas Edward Lawrence, CB, DSO (16 August 1888[5] — 19 May 1935), known professionally as T. E. Lawrence, was a British Army officer renowned especially for his liaison role during the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title which was used for the 1962 film based on his World War I activities. Privately printed in 1926. First Published for general circulation, 1935. Lawrence was born illegitimate in Tremadog, Wales, in August 1888 to Sir Thomas Chapman and Sarah Junner, a governess who was herself illegitimate. Chapman had left his wife and first family in Ireland to live with Sarah Junner, and they called themselves Mr and Mrs Lawrence. In the summer of 1896 the Lawrences moved to Oxford, where in 1907–10 young Lawrence studied history at Jesus College, graduating with First Class Honours. He became a practising archaeologist in the Middle East, working at various excavations with David George Hogarth and Leonard Woolley. In 1908 he joined the OUOTC (Oxford University Officer Training Corps), undergoing a two-year training course. In January 1914, before the outbreak of World War I, Lawrence was co-opted by the British Army to undertake a military survey of the Negev Desert while doing archaeological research. Lawrence's public image was due in part to the sensationalised reportage of the revolt by an American journalist, Lowell Thomas, as..

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In his classic book, T.E. Lawrence—forever known as Lawrence of Arabia—recounts his role in the origin of the modern Arab world. At first a shy Oxford scholar and archaeologist with a facility for languages, he joined and went on to lead the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks while the rest of the world was enmeshed in World War I. With its richly detailed evocation of the land and the people Lawrence passionately believed in, its incisive portraits of key players, from Faisal ibn Hussein, the future Hashemite king of Syria and Iraq, to General Sir Edmund Allenby and other members of the British imperial forces, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an indispensible primary historical source. It helps us to understand today’s Middle East, while giving us thrilling accounts of military exploits (including the  liberation of Aqaba and Damascus), clandestine activities, and human foibles.

Quatrième de couverture

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT FISK

'It ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language. As a narrative of adventure...it is unsurpassable' Winston Churchill

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 is a fascinating and controversial figure and his talent as a vivid and imaginative writer shines through on every page of this, his masterpiece. Seven Pillars of Wisdom provides a unique portrait of this extraordinary man and an insight into the birth of the Arab nation.

See also: All Quiet on the Western Front

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date d'édition: 1935
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0385070152
• ISBN 13: 9780385070157
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 672
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible