Tales from the Queen of the Desert

A woman far ahead of her time, Gertrude gained a first from Oxford at a time when very few subjects were even open to women. She went on to take an active interest in politics before embarking on her one-woman travels across the Middle East. She chronicled her journeys through Iraq, Persia, Syria and beyond and her important diplomatic work, with characteristic wit and incisiveness. Despite the many achievements of her working life, sadly her personal life was marred by losing the great love of her life, Major Charles Doughty-Wylie, from which she never recovered. She died in 1926 of an apparent overdose of sleeping pills. This is a selection of her writings and letters.

ISBN:	9781843915478
Publisher:	Hesperus Press Ltd
Imprint:	Hesperus Press
Published date:	13 Feb 2015
DEWEY:	828.808
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	281
Weight:	272g
Height:	129mm
Width:	196mm
Spine width:	22mm

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