THE LETTERS OF T. E. LAWRENCE

Pocketbok. Oxford University Press. 1991. 564 sidor.

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The first time a selected number of T. E. Lawrence letters came out was in 1938. Since then, several institutions, which have Lawrence letters in their collections, have made them available. This makes Malcolm Brown’s book a treasure trove showing different sides of Lawrence life.

"This the best book for understanding Lawrence of Arabia. – Read this book first, then move-on to The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, if your curiosity has been raised.
This book is written very-much in the style of a young schoolboy writing to friends and relatives; with detailed insights included, relating to the interests of each letter's intended reader.
For me, this is an example of one-style of letter-writing; and, is a good staring-point from which to develop a style-of-writing of one's own.
Of course, the author of these letters is so unimportant as to play only an incidental part in the events being described. And, that is Lawrence's charm and his enduring legacy. A mere bystander in events, world events."

[T. E. Lawrence was born on 16th August 1888 in Tremadog in Wales. He was one of five illegitimate children born to the Seventh Baron of Westmeath. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford where he became interested in the Middle East. He worked for British Intelligence during the First World War and fought with the Arab forces to defeat the Turks. His exploits earned him the title of "Lawrence of Arabia" back in Britain. He resigned in 1922 and sought anonymity in the RAF where he enlisted as John Hume Ross. He later changed his name by deed poll to T. E. Shaw. Shortly after retiring from the RAF, T. E. Lawrence died in a motorcycle accident on 19th May 1935.]

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