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A hard cover copy with gilt lettering and embossing. Uncut edges. Fold out map. Numerous black and white portraits. There is foxing and toning throughout. Page 28 has some blue ink marks. There is some fading to the front and back of the cover. There is some wear to the edges of the book. There are some marks to the cover (back and front) of the book. Some small tears to a number of pages.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London.
Publication Date: 1935.
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“Lawrence had taken part in the preliminary planning of the Arab uprising and, in October 1916, was ordered to Jiddah to assess the military situation. What followed is recorded in Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a personal, emotional narrative of the Arab revolt in which Lawrence reveals how by sheer willpower he made history. It was a testimony to his vision and persistence and a fulfilment of his desire to write an epic which might stand comparison in scale and linguistic elegance with his beloved Morte d’Arthur and C. M. Doughty’s Arabia Deserta. Subtitled ‘A triumph’, its climax is the Arab liberation of Damascus, a victory which successfully concludes a gruelling campaign and vindicates Lawrence’s faith in the Arabs. In a way Seven Pillars is a sort of Pilgrim’s Progress, with Lawrence as Christian, a figure sustained by his faith in the Arabs, successively overcoming physical and moral obstacles”
Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an unusual and rich work. It encompasses an account of the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War alongside general Middle Eastern and military history, politics, adventure and drama. It is also a memoir of the soldier known as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’.
Lawrence is a fascinating and controversial figure and his talent as a vivid and imaginative writer shines through on every page of this, his masterpiece. Seven Pillars of Wisdom provides a unique portrait of this extraordinary man and an insight into the birth of the Arab nation.
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