Thinking about sharing the next video (Dystopian Novels) as a live stream. Does that interest anyone? You can let me know on this anonymous survey (or just drop a comment): forms.gle/g7ersjmXAg3XRifj8 Thanks!
Remember being completely immersed in the Seven Pillars of Wisdom for a week, I had no other media to consume other than this book everyday & long into the night. He was a complicated man & immensely conflicted in the role he played & his government played in the Middle East. The hero cult around him was certainly strange, he got me interested in reading other Arabian desert explorers like Wilfred Thesiger. Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it! I will look up Thesiger... I still want to read Gertrude Bell's writings and also Charles Doughty who was a big inspiration to T. E.
I was a10 year old poverty stricken kid when I stole Seven Pillars of Wisdom from the public library by stuffing the book down my pants. (You had to be 12 years old to check out adult literature and you had to pay $10 for a library card which I didn't have and yes I returned the book the same way I stole it.) This man set me on a path that for my generation and for my sex just wasn't allowed. Because of him, I dreamed. I became "The man in the arena" (Theodore Roosevelt). As an adult woman, I traveled to Moreton Cemetery, Dorset, placed flowers on his graveyard and spoke a word of thanks to Ned.
Thank you for sharing your story, that is very moving. (A shame the library was so stringent, yikes.) And how wonderful to have taken that trip! I hope to see Clouds Hill someday... Lawrence would be deeply touched, I think, to know how he has impacted many people, especially women. The ideals and vulnerability he so willingly shared make me feel understood.
I'd be interested to know what you thought of The Boy In The Mask. I've just finished reading it and thought the research on his Irish family background was fascinating. I know some other Lawrence enthusiasts have been less keen on some of the author's conclusions.
So... I read the first couple of chapters and found it a little off-putting the way the author was seeming to defend Lawrence's father's behavior. However, you've reminded me that I really need to finish it, since I'm still curious about the "new material." I'll try to finish it in the next month or two and do a video or blog post. :)
Thinking about sharing the next video (Dystopian Novels) as a live stream. Does that interest anyone? You can let me know on this anonymous survey (or just drop a comment): forms.gle/g7ersjmXAg3XRifj8 Thanks!
Remember being completely immersed in the Seven Pillars of Wisdom for a week, I had no other media to consume other than this book everyday & long into the night. He was a complicated man & immensely conflicted in the role he played & his government played in the Middle East. The hero cult around him was certainly strange, he got me interested in reading other Arabian desert explorers like Wilfred Thesiger. Thanks for the video.
Glad you enjoyed it! I will look up Thesiger... I still want to read Gertrude Bell's writings and also Charles Doughty who was a big inspiration to T. E.
A Leaf In The Wind Excellent Book..
Excellent - really enjoyed this! I'm just getting 'into' Lawrence so found this really helpful - especially the book reviews. Many thanks!
Glad to hear it, thanks Richard!
I was a10 year old poverty stricken kid when I stole Seven Pillars of Wisdom from the public library by stuffing the book down my pants. (You had to be 12 years old to check out adult literature and you had to pay $10 for a library card which I didn't have and yes I returned the book the same way I stole it.) This man set me on a path that for my generation and for my sex just wasn't allowed. Because of him, I dreamed. I became "The man in the arena" (Theodore Roosevelt). As an adult woman, I traveled to Moreton Cemetery, Dorset, placed flowers on his graveyard and spoke a word of thanks to Ned.
Thank you for sharing your story, that is very moving. (A shame the library was so stringent, yikes.) And how wonderful to have taken that trip! I hope to see Clouds Hill someday...
Lawrence would be deeply touched, I think, to know how he has impacted many people, especially women. The ideals and vulnerability he so willingly shared make me feel understood.
Moving to read this - thank you for sharing!
I'd be interested to know what you thought of The Boy In The Mask. I've just finished reading it and thought the research on his Irish family background was fascinating. I know some other Lawrence enthusiasts have been less keen on some of the author's conclusions.
So... I read the first couple of chapters and found it a little off-putting the way the author was seeming to defend Lawrence's father's behavior. However, you've reminded me that I really need to finish it, since I'm still curious about the "new material." I'll try to finish it in the next month or two and do a video or blog post. :)