Tales from the Queen of the Desert

by Gertrude Bell

Extracts from two of Bell's most compelling works of travel writing, "Persian Pictures" and "Syria: The Desert and the Sown," as well as some of her most fascinating lettersA woman far ahead of her time, Gertrude gained a first from Oxford at a time when very few subjects were even open to women. She went on to take an active interest in politics before embarking on her one-woman travels across the Middle East. She chronicled her journeys through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843915472
• ISBN13: 9781843915478
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Hesperus Classics
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.9" x 7.6"