Bell undoubtedly came from a privileged and well-connected
background. Unlike so many women of her era (she was born in 1868),
she had a driving thirst for knowledge and adventure, which saw her
become the first woman to receive a first-class degree in modern
history from Oxford. Later she travelled extensively in the Middle
East. By the time she was 30, she was fluent in French, German,
Italian, Persian, could converse in Turkish and was studying
Arabic. Her passion for archaelogy led her to explore many Middle
Eastern sites in nearly inaccessible and often inhospitable places
- her British bravura carrying her through potentially dangerous
situations. When World War I broke out, her knowledge of the area
enabled her to provide T E Lawrence with intelligence for his
military activities and after the war, she played a major role in
creating the modern Middle East. Wallach's portrayal of this
extraordinary woman is fascinating, although her American
interpretations of a Victorian Brit are occasionally a little
intrusive. (Kirkus UK)
The life of Gertrude Bell is now the subject of the major motion
picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco
and Damian Lewis Turning away from privileged Victorian Britain,
Gertrude Bell explored, mapped and excavated the world of the
Arabs, winning the trust of Arab sheiks and chieftains along the
way. When the First World War erupted and the British needed the
loyalty of Arab leaders, Gertrude Bell provided the intelligence
for T.E. Lawrence's military activities. After the war, she played
a major role in creating the modern Middle East, and was generally
considered the most powerful woman in the British Empire. In this
major reassessment of Bell's life, Janet Wallach reveals a woman
whose achievements and independent spirit were especially
remarkable for her times, and who brought the same passion and
intensity to her explorations as she did to her rich and romantic
life.
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