Screen LibraryHero : the life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia /
This is the story of an epic life on a grand scale, a revealing and gripping biography of the extraordinary, mysterious and dynamic Englishman whose daring exploits and romantic profile - including his sun-burnished looks and flowing white robes - made him an object of intense fascination, known the...
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Harper Perennial,
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| Publisher Address: | new york : |
| Publication Dates: |
2011. © 2010 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This is the story of an epic life on a grand scale, a revealing and gripping biography of the extraordinary, mysterious and dynamic Englishman whose daring exploits and romantic profile - including his sun-burnished looks and flowing white robes - made him an object of intense fascination, known the world over as Lawrence of Arabia. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 762 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates [some color] : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 727-730) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781907532290 1907532293 9780061712623 0061712620 |
| Index Number: | D568 |
| CLC: | K835.615.2 |
| Call Number: | K835.615.2/L423K |
| Contents: | "Who is this extraordinary pip-squeak?" -- Aqaba, 1917 : the making of a hero -- "The family romance" -- Oxford, 1907-1910 -- Carchemish : 1911-1914 -- Cairo : 1914-1916 -- 1917 : "The uncrowned king of Arabia" -- 1918 : triumph and tragedy -- In the great world -- "Backing into the limelight" : 1920-1922 -- "Solitary in the ranks" -- Apotheosis -- Life after death. |