Portrait of T. E. Lawrence
by Vyvyan Richards
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A concise, perceptive study, focusing on Lawrence's mission as a man meeting an historical need; his extraordinary gifts & powers; & his career as an example of personal freedom, both his own, & his quest for the freedom of others.Tags
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a pasted note on the versa says : Copyright Notice Erratum
Owing to a misunderstanding, the title of this book has been transposed from another book by the same author. This book first appeared as T. E. Lawrence in Duckworth's Great Lives Series in 1939, and this edition is produced by arrangement with Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. Copyright 1939 by Vyvyan Richards.
1st printing March 1964
Printed in the U.S.A.
Owing to a misunderstanding, the title of this book has been transposed from another book by the same author. This book first appeared as T. E. Lawrence in Duckworth's Great Lives Series in 1939, and this edition is produced by arrangement with Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. Copyright 1939 by Vyvyan Richards.
1st printing March 1964
Printed in the U.S.A.
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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- T. E. Lawrence
- Important places
- Middle East
- Important events
- World War I (1914 | 1918); Arab Revolt (1916 | 1918)
- First words
- If some powers had planned to redeem a noble, primitive people from oppression---the Arab from the Turk---they might well have prepared a leader upon just the lines of Lawrence's early life.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He is honored by the nation with a bronze bust in St. Paul's Cathedral, and by his countless friends with a dear memory in their hearts.
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, Biography & Memoir, Anthropology, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 941.083 — History & geography History of Europe British Isles Historical periods of British Isles 1837- Period of Victoria and House of Windsor 1910-1936 George V
- LCC
- D568.4 .L45 .R53 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War I (1914-1918)
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 1
- ASINs
- 6
