{"id":2950,"date":"2026-09-18T10:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/she-was-more-famous-than-lawrence-of-arabia-and-more-important\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:38:45","slug":"she-was-more-famous-than-lawrence-of-arabia-and-more-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev95.site\/ar\/she-was-more-famous-than-lawrence-of-arabia-and-more-important\/","title":{"rendered":"She was more famous than Lawrence of Arabia, and more important"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dev95-4211613123\" class=\"dev95-- dev95-entity-placement\"><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl27862732.profitableratecpmnetwork.com\/2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-2ad7a50e0bbc23ac6801d7b77c501463\"><\/div><\/div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gertrude-Bell-book-cover.jpeg?resize=565%2C845&#038;ssl=1\" alt='Cover image of \"Gertrude Bell,\" a biography of Gertrude Bell' class=\"wp-image-90839\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gertrude-Bell-book-cover.jpeg 565w, https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gertrude-Bell-book-cover-334x500.jpeg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gertrude_Bell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gertrude Bell<\/a> (1868-1926) was one of the most remarkable women of the 20th century. Or of any century, for that matter. Her life spanned the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the First World War, and its aftermath. She distinguished herself as an explorer, mountaineer, travel writer, political officer, administrator, and\u00a0archaeologist.\u00a0For two decades, she was the West\u2019s leading expert on the Middle East and Arab affairs. Her fame dwarfed that of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T._E._Lawrence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lawrence of Arabia<\/a> (1888-1935) until 1919, when American journalist Lowell Thomas made him famous. While Lawrence helped spark the Arab Revolt in 1916, it was Bell who had paved the way during two decades of exploration in the region. And it was she, not he, who engineered the formation of an independent Iraqi state under the leadership of her friend, its first king, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Faisal_I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faisal I<\/a> (1885-1933). Georgina Howell\u2019s admiring biography of Bell tells the whole story.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-important-historical-figure-who-deserves-a-better-biography\">An important historical figure who deserves a better biography<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all historians or biographers are great writers. But nor are all writers capable of producing readable history or biography. Georgina Howell, a South African fashion journalist trained as a secretary attempted to do just that in <em>Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations<\/em>. It\u2019s a worthy effort, because she obviously took great pains to research her subject. But the result is garbled and lacks perspective. Howell leaves readers deep in the weeds of Gertrude Bell\u2019s life. While Howell structured the book roughly structured along chronological lines, she jumps around in time so often as to muddle the story. It\u2019s a pity, because Gertrude Bell was, truly, an important historical figure. She deserves better.<\/p><div id=\"dev95-434674933\" class=\"dev95- dev95-entity-placement\"><center>\r\n<script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 50,\r\n    'width' : 320,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highrevenueformat.com\/4ba6b6513c00e0ba76511f798ae56401\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n\t<\/center><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gertrude-bell-queen-of-the-desert-shaper-of-nations-nbsp-by-georgina-howell-2007-540-pages\"><em>Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations\u00a0<\/em>by Georgina Howell (2007) 540 pages \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606<\/h4>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gertrude-Bell-in-Iraq.jpeg?resize=565%2C748&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of the subject of this biography of Gertrude Bell\" class=\"wp-image-90844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gertrude-Bell-in-Iraq.jpeg 565w, https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Gertrude-Bell-in-Iraq-350x463.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gertrude Bell in 1909, visiting archaeological excavations in\u00a0Babylon. Image: Wikipedia<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gertrude-bell-as-a-scion-of-her-class\">Gertrude Bell as a scion of her class<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The English class system had its roots in the medieval world of nobles, merchants, and peasants. But its modern expression took shape in the Victorian Era and the Edwardian period that followed. This was a time when the British Empire reached its full extent, and Britain was still regarded as the most powerful nation in the world. Gertrude Bell was a child of that time. She was born into what was reputedly the sixth richest family in England and one of the most influential. Her grandfather had founded an iron and steel empire that continued to flourish under her father. Her extensive travels year after year with a large retinue were costly, but her loving father happily footed the bill. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-was-an-outlier-extremely-well-educated\">She was an outlier, extremely well educated<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell was exceptionally well educated, becoming the first woman to graduate from the University of Oxford with first-class honors in Modern History in 1888. She was fluent in Arabic, Persian, French, and German, and also proficient in Italian and Turkish. This facility with languages, and the self-assured, even haughty face she showed no matter the situation gained her access to Bedouin sheiks and government officials alike throughout the Middle East. This, despite the misogyny so deeply ingrained in the Arab culture of the time. And her decades of travel across deserts and mountains and careful observation enabled her to become the reigning expert on the politics of the region. And this made her invaluable to the British government, and especially the military, when World War I broke out between the Western allies and Turkey.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-british-establishment-was-slow-to-recognize-her-insight\">The British Establishment was slow to recognize her insight <\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately for her, and for her government, there were at first few in the British Establishment who were willing to recognize her authority. Sexism was as deeply entrenched in Britain\u2019s ruling class as it was in the Middle East. Again and again, she butted heads with headstrong and sometimes incompetent men assigned to manage her. Then, she invariably came out on the losing end. Only as the war progressed and her insight and wisdom became impossible to miss did the British government follow her advice. And that paved the way for her pivotal role in establishing the first independent Arab nation east of Suez. Later in life as a self-taught archaeologist, she also founded the Iraq Museum, determined that the country\u2019s archaeological heritage remain on its own soil.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-author\">About the author<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/georgina-howell-1.jpg?resize=565%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Photo of Georgina Howeell, author of  this biography of Gertrude Bell\" class=\"wp-image-90842\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/georgina-howell-1.jpg 565w, https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/georgina-howell-1-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Georgina Howell as a young woman. Image: <\/em>The Guardian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgina_Howell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Georgina Howell<\/a> (1942-2016) was a journalist and author who wrote several books, mostly on fashion. But her biography of Gertrude Bell was a hit. Werner Herzog adapted it to a film starring Nicole Kidman. Bell was born in South Africa in 1942 and educated in England. Her \u201calma mater\u201d was the London School of Secretaries. She was married for a time and had one son.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-related-reading\">For related reading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/great-biographies\/\">12 great biographies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might also care to see <em>Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East<\/em>\u00a0by Scott Anderson (<a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/book-about-lawrence-of-arabia\/\">Was Lawrence of Arabia the man you thought he was?<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For links to great reading, see <a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/nonfiction-books-about-history\/\">25 top nonfiction books about history<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/nonfiction-books-about-politics\/\">Top 10 nonfiction books about politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And you can always find the most popular of my 2,400 reviews, and the most recent ones, on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/\">Home Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malwarwickonbooks.com\/\">Mal Warwick on Books: Insightful Reviews and Recommendations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2950\" class=\"pvc_stats total_only\" data-element-id=\"2950\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewbox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dev95.site\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) was one of the most remarkable women of the 20th century. 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