She died in 1926 of an apparent overdose of sleeping pills. 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 chronicled her journeys through Iraq, Persia, Syria, and beyond and her important diplomatic work, with characteristic wit and incisiveness. She went on to take an active interest in politics before embarking on her one-woman travels across the Middle East. Georgina Howell, Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations. and all the wonderful and terrible things that happen in high places. Read full overviewĮxtracts from two of Bell's most compelling works of travel writing, "Persian Pictures" and "Syria: The Desert and the Sown," as well as some of her most fascinating lettersA woman far ahead of her time, Gertrude gained a first from Oxford at a time when very few subjects were even open to women. As there was no further precaution possible I enjoyed the extraordinary magnificence of the storm with a free mind. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does. This item: Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia by Janet Wallach Paperback 13.55 Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell Paperback 17. Extracts from two of Bell's most compelling works of travel writing, "Persian Pictures" and "Syria: The Desert and the Sown," as well as some of her most fascinating lettersA woman far ahead of her time, Gertrude gained a first from Oxford at a time. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. As an army major on the front lines in Mesopotamia, she supported the creation of an autonomous Arab nation for Iraq, promoting and manipulating the election of King Faisal to the throne and helping to draw the borders of the fledgling state.
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