Queen of the Desert
Queen of the Desert is the compelling story of Gertrude Bell, archaeologist, linguist, and author whose passion for the Arab peoples turned her into an architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq, a role driven by an unyielding spirit.
Drawing heavily on Gertrude''s personal diaries and letters, journalist Georgina Howell paints an intimate portrait of a Victorian woman who gave up her world of pr...
Queen of the Desert is the compelling story of Gertrude Bell, archaeologist, linguist, and author whose passion for the Arab peoples turned her into an architect of the independent kingdom of Iraq, a role driven by an unyielding spirit.
Drawing heavily on Gertrude''s personal diaries and letters, journalist Georgina Howell paints an intimate portrait of a Victorian woman who gave up her world of pr...
