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Athletic, intellectual and sensitive, even in her youth, Gertrude
Bell was an ideal chronicler for a public fascinated by the Orient.
Blending descriptions of customs, communities, archaeology,
agriculture, The Desert and the Sown (1907) recounts a dramatic
portion of her expedition across Syria. Enriched by over three
hundred photographic illustrations, Bell's prose leads readers from
the Mosque of 'Umar to the shores of the Dead Sea, the Castle of
Salkhad and the dramatic landmarks of Kanaw t. Notwithstanding the
inclusion of such picturesque sites, the author never allows the
spectacular to overshadow the significant. As she herself
professed, her narrative contains frequent references to the
'conditions of unimportant persons', arguing that 'they do not
appear so unimportant to one who is in their midst'. As such, this
volume reflects a compassionate and respectful attitude to other
civilizations, the implications of which are as significant today
as they were to Bell's contemporaries.
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