Gertrude Bell (1) (1868–1926)
Author of The Desert and the Sown: Travels in Palestine and Syria
For other authors named Gertrude Bell, see the disambiguation page.
Gertrude Bell (1) has been aliased into Gertrude Lowthian Bell.
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Image credit: Portrait of Gertrude Bell
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Works have been aliased into Gertrude Lowthian Bell.
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- Other names
- BELL, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell
BELL, Gertrude - Birthdate
- 1868-07-14
- Date of death
- 1926-07-12
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- traveller
archaeologist - Awards and honors
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Relationships
- Bell, Lady (step-mother)
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Place of death
- Baghdad, Iraq
- Map Location
- United Kingdom
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This collection of letters, edited by Bell's half-sister, details the developments of Gertrude from an inquisitve and assertive child in the adult adventurer of distant lands. In spite of her great love for her family in England, she is always drawn back to her much loved Middle East.
Most of this short book is made up of actul dispatches sent by Gertrude Bell to the British Govt. They're mainly dry lists of names - who was fighting who etc - and are rather dull, though there are a few lively vignettes interspersed. The last quarter is excerpts from 2 other books about the region, not by Bell. It's a quick read, but only mildly engaging, and only if one is interested in that period of British-Arab relations.
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