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Gertrude Bell

Born

in Washington Hall, County Durham, England

July 14, 1868

Died

July 12, 1926

Genre

Travel

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Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE was an English writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, and archaeologist.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 1,825 ratings · 262 reviews · 91 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert by Gertrude Bell, Georgina Howell (Editor) 3.79 avg rating — 516 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia by Gertrude Bell, Rosemary O'Brien (Introduction) 3.95 avg rating — 299 ratings — published 1907 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Persian Pictures: From the Mountains to the Sea 3.60 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1894 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	رسائل جيرتروود بيل ١٨٩٩-١٩١٤: فلسطين - الأردن - سورية - وحائل by Gertrude Bell, غيرترود بيل, رزق الله بطرس (Translator) 3.51 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1927 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from the Queen of the Desert 3.85 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1894 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Arab War 3.84 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ملكة الصحراء يوميات رحلة غيرترود بيل من دمشق إلى حائل by Gertrude Bell, غيرترود بيل, عطية بن كريم الظفيري (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 45 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Letters of Gertrude Bell: Volumes 1 and 2 4.31 avg rating — 32 ratings — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	أوراق منسية من تاريخ الجزيرة العربية by Gertrude Bell, عطية بن كريم الظفيري (ترجمة) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 45 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	العراق في رسائل المس بيل by Gertrude Bell, غيرترود بيل, جعفر الخياط (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Gertrude Bell (?)

“...the holy men sat in an atmosphere
reeking of antiquity, so thick with the
dust of ages that you can't see through it
--nor can they.”
― Gertrude Bell

tags: history, wisdom

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“There is a certain fine simplicity in a landscape from which the element of water, with all the varied life it brings in it murmuring train, is entirely absent.”
― Gertrude Bell, Persian Pictures: From the Mountains to the Sea

tags: desert

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“...but while you are wondering whether she be angel or devil, she is gone.”
― Gertrude Bell, Persian Pictures: From the Mountains to the Sea

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