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Article: Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914.
- Article from:
- Middle Eastern Studies
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
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Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914 edited by Rosemary O'Brien with photographs by Gertrude Bell. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 2000. Pp. xv + 258, index, 34 illus. $29.95 (cloth). ISBN 0-8156-06872-9.
In the winter of 1913-14 Gertrude Bell made a journey through Northern Arabia from Damascus to Ha'il, passing through Amman on her outward journey and through Baghdad on her way back to Damascus. It had been her intention to write a substantial account of her travels but the outbreak of the First World War soon after her return diverted her attention to other matters and her plan was never accomplished. She published only some newspaper ...