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Article: Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914
- Article from:
- The Middle East Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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CopyrightCopyright Middle East Institute Autumn 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914, ed. by Rosemary O'Brien. With photographs by Gertrude Bell. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2000. xv + 133 pages. Appends. to p. 247. Gloss. to p. 251. Works cited to p. 255. Index to p. 258. $29.95.
On December 16, 1913 Gertrude Bell, a 45-yearold spinster from Yorkshire, England, set off from Damascus on a journey to the Najd. The only European, and only female in her entourage, she organized a caravan that included three camel drivers, a cook, an elderly guide, a rafiq, and 20 camels laden with china, linens, silverware, crystal, food, water, clothing, furs, a complete set of Shakespeare's works, a copy of Charles M. Doughty's ...