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Seven Pillars of Wisdom

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'I am not much of a hero-worshipper， but I could have followed T。E。 Lawrence over the edge of the world。' John Buchan

Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule， Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war。

'Seven Pillars of Widsom' recreates epic events with extraordinary vividness。 In the words of E。M。 Forster， 'Round this tent-pole of a military chronicle， T。E。 has hung an unexampled fabric of portraits， descriptions， philosophies， emotions， adventures， dreams。' However flawed， Lawrence is one of the twentieth century's most fascinating figures。 This is the greatest monument to his character and achievements。

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Vitor ，

Livro fascinante， mesmo para quem não é apreciador do tema "guerra" e de todo o mundo estratégico que isso acarreta。 Mas por outro lado， o conteúdo histórico e geográfico que este apresenta são de grande interesse para mim e ajudam inclusive a perceber muitos dos conflitos atuais do Médio Oriente。O livro obviamente， trata-se da visão exclusiva e muito própria do ponto de vista pessoal de TE Lawrence， que certamente será diferente do ponto de vista de muitos britânicos ou franceses envolvidos nes Livro fascinante， mesmo para quem não é apreciador do tema "guerra" e de todo o mundo estratégico que isso acarreta。 Mas por outro lado， o conteúdo histórico e geográfico que este apresenta são de grande interesse para mim e ajudam inclusive a perceber muitos dos conflitos atuais do Médio Oriente。O livro obviamente， trata-se da visão exclusiva e muito própria do ponto de vista pessoal de TE Lawrence， que certamente será diferente do ponto de vista de muitos britânicos ou franceses envolvidos nesse conflito e provavelmente ainda mais de muitas das tribos árabes envolvidas， até porque por muito conhecedor que TE Lawrence fosse deles era impossível conseguir fazer uma avaliação correcta das verdadeiras intenções e comportamentos de cada um deles。ATE Lawrence apresenta quanto a mim contradições em relação às suas motivações para o seu papel e ação neste conflito， em certos momentos parece ser um grande admirador dos árabes tecendo-lhes enormesvelogios， noutros mostra-se até algo preconceituoso em relação às grandes diferenças culturais entre estes e os ocidentais。 No entanto para a época e tendo em conta o contexto （muitas coisas notam-se sentidas em momentos de grande cansaço e todo o desgaste de quem está envolvido nesse ambiente） parece uma personagem com muito espírito empreendedor， de muita iniciatova， incapaz de se inserir noutro tipo de cenário em que apenas tivesse que cumprir ordens。 Por outro lado， mostra-se sempre racional e sangue frio， gerindo muitos conflitos internos e evitando várias batalhas de modo a evitar desperdiçar vidas desnecessariamente。 Ainda que o livro relate apenas a sua versão， parece ser um homem com respeito pelos outros， inclusive entendendo o lado do inimigo。Também se sente algumas contradições na maneira como Lawrence se manifesta， em muitas situações parece demasiado humilde perante o seu trabalho， noutras parque que chama a si todos os louros da vitoria neste conflito。 No fundo， isso também mostra muito do que acredito quando analiso uma personagem/pessoa: ninguém é completamente "bom" nem completamente "mau" ou tem toda a verdade do seu lado nem é um grande mentiroso。 Acima de tudo fica uma descrição muito pormenorizada e muito bem escrita deste acontecimento histórico。 。。。more

Ben Wiener ，

Remarkable and richly-detailed account Lawrence's ascent to the head of the Arab Revolt against the Turks in WWI。 Remarkable and richly-detailed account Lawrence's ascent to the head of the Arab Revolt against the Turks in WWI。 。。。more

Toby White ，

A long read but a satisfying read。 A brilliant camel romp across the desert。。 cataloguing 2 years of Lawrence’s time across the Middle East （Arabia）。 At times it was a little hard to follow but with my interest of warfare and history in general， I found this to be really quite enjoyable。

Michael R ，

Tough sledding at times。 Worth the effort。

Placeholder ，

100 pages in and I just wasn't interested， I'll leave it for a later date。 100 pages in and I just wasn't interested， I'll leave it for a later date。 。。。more

Timothy Spencer ，

Seven stars。 No， fourteen stars。This book is:。。。A nineteenth-century-style saga of a troubled man who plays both protagonist and antagonist in his own memoir。 A brilliant， introspective， neurotic， polyglot archeologist， who circumstance placed at the nexus of two cultures in WW1， and who held back the last tides of his own country's colonialism。。。。A chronicle of a historic effort doomed to both overwhelming material success and spiritual failure， as the last flailing impulses of dying empires ga Seven stars。 No， fourteen stars。This book is:。。。A nineteenth-century-style saga of a troubled man who plays both protagonist and antagonist in his own memoir。 A brilliant， introspective， neurotic， polyglot archeologist， who circumstance placed at the nexus of two cultures in WW1， and who held back the last tides of his own country's colonialism。。。。A chronicle of a historic effort doomed to both overwhelming material success and spiritual failure， as the last flailing impulses of dying empires gave rise to the political landscape of the modern Middle East。。。。A detailed description of sexual trauma， dissociation， and personal fracture， told from a non-heterosexual point of view， and written without reservation in 1922。。。。A collection of eloquent descriptions of quotidian life and people of various microcultures of the pre-modern Middle East from a white western perspective。 Lawrence’s respect for the bedouin as his own equals draws a sharp contrast with the attitudes of his countrymen。This book suffers slightly from the Victor-Hugo effect of breaking from the story to render the minute historical details of a military saga。 But apart from this， the book is grandiose in its scope， unique in its subject matter， masterful in its execution。 It resides in a category entirely its own。 。。。more

Carl Barlow ，

It's arguable that this book needs a thorough editing。 It's incredibly dense， piling detail upon exhausting detail; it's self-contradictory; it's inconsistent; it sprawls; as a history， it's probably not the most reliable; as an autobiography， the same could be said。But really， today， who would dare？ For to do so would risk editing out the most important part of Seven Pillars of Wisdom， the insight it offers into the character of the fascinating， flawed， simultaneously self-aggrandising and self It's arguable that this book needs a thorough editing。 It's incredibly dense， piling detail upon exhausting detail; it's self-contradictory; it's inconsistent; it sprawls; as a history， it's probably not the most reliable; as an autobiography， the same could be said。But really， today， who would dare？ For to do so would risk editing out the most important part of Seven Pillars of Wisdom， the insight it offers into the character of the fascinating， flawed， simultaneously self-aggrandising and self-effacing， T E Lawrence。Like all the best books， it's obvious that SPoW was written to primarily please its author; but， as it soon becomes evident that Lawrence is almost impossible to please。。。He throws everything into the account/ history/ sometimes-near-fictional history/ confession， giving us breathtaking descriptions of the geography （and geology）， the peoples， the customs， the absolute ravages， of Arabia - the country he seems eternally teetering between love and detestation for。。。 the country he is intent on helping save from Turkish invaders in the First World War almost out of sheer masochistic perversity。 He is searingly honest and unflinching， both toward his observations and toward himself， pulling no punches as he tells of dysentery-plagued Turkish 'hospitals'/ open graves or of the constant guilt he strains beneath as he lies to his Arabian followers concerning Britain's ultimate concerns in liberating their country。Heavy going， yes， but that doesn't make this anything less than a wonderfully flawed magnum opus。 。。。more

Richard Thompson ，

In reading this book， I felt that I was always looking through a micoscope or a telescope。 It was mostly microscope， with endless detailed descriptions of changing desert terrain as seen from camelback， dozens of bridges and trains blown up and descriptions of Arab clothing， custom and campfire talk。 Then there were occasional views from 60，000 feet - discussions of the theory of asymmetric warfare， English imperialism and Arab culture and character。 But there was very little in the book that wa In reading this book， I felt that I was always looking through a micoscope or a telescope。 It was mostly microscope， with endless detailed descriptions of changing desert terrain as seen from camelback， dozens of bridges and trains blown up and descriptions of Arab clothing， custom and campfire talk。 Then there were occasional views from 60，000 feet - discussions of the theory of asymmetric warfare， English imperialism and Arab culture and character。 But there was very little in the book that was not presented with some sort of magnification。 This absence of normal middle range view of events made the book very hard to follow。 Maybe that was the intention。 It could be seen as an expression of the fog of war or of Lawrence's alienation because he was deeply embedded with the Arab forces， but never truly one of them and always serving the master of English imperialism。 However， the result was a confusing read， and it seems to me that the best way for an author to convey a sense of confusion， if that was indeed his intention， is not by writing a confusing book。The only character who comes through with any clarity in this book is Lawrence himself。 Of course there are many others -Faisal， Allenby， and a long catalog of brothers in arms， but none of them are well developed。 We don't learn much about their personalities beyond their outward trappings and their qualities as good or bad leaders and soldiers。 It's odd because in combat men often develop the strongest of personal bonds。 But not Lawrence， he was always aloof。 And his view of himself is beyond grandiose。 In his telling， despite his frequent disclaimers and false modesty， he clearly wants to convey the sense the he was the author of all important strategies and probably the primary reason for winning the war。 It's like reading Xenephon's portrayal of himself in the Anabasis， not always the guy in charge， but an indispensible leader who is always the one with the best ideas for solving difficult problems。 I guess Lawrence was entitled to toot his own horn。 It was his book。 But it didn't endear him to me。The other thing that struck me was the endless Orientalizing。 Lawrence wants to find things to admire in the Arabs。 He wants to immerse himself in their culture， but he can't escape the self-satisfied superior perspective of an English imperialist， seeing the Arabs as eroticised， feminized， tribal primatives， children who need him as the father figure because they are incapable of managing without his Anglo Saxon wisdom。 I'm admittedly being a bit tough on him。 He was more of a true supporter and respecter of the Arabs than 99% of the Europeans who preceded him in the Middle East from the Crusades forward， but that sets a pretty low bar。 I'd like to think that if he had truly been the friend of the Arabs that he claimed to be， he would have accepted them on more of an equal footing。 And because he wanted to be seen as a true friend of the Arabs， he should have acted a bit more like I'd want my friends to act toward me。 。。。more

Masaan ，

The book is really awesome。

Youp ，

What an absolute masterpiece。Not only is Lawrence's memoir of his travels through a Middle-East at war an incredible story; it is also supurbly written。 What a rare combination to find a autobiography so stunning in both context and style。 One of the best books I have ever read。 What an absolute masterpiece。Not only is Lawrence's memoir of his travels through a Middle-East at war an incredible story; it is also supurbly written。 What a rare combination to find a autobiography so stunning in both context and style。 One of the best books I have ever read。 。。。more

Heideblume ，

It's all SABATON's fault: https://youtu。be/n2ewAf0LgYA It's all SABATON's fault: https://youtu。be/n2ewAf0LgYA 。。。more

Delta ，

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SERDAR ，

Quated from the book: " it was Arab country， and the Turks were in it; that was the issue。" Lawrance who is an English writes about Turks and depicts the Turks as a foreigner in an Arab country。 That is absolute hypocrisy。 Additionally， in the early 20th。 century， those territories was belong to the Ottoman Empire which is Turkish origin。As summary， before English involvement those Arabs used to live in peace。 The situation changed after Lawrance and his successors plots。 It is very similar nowa Quated from the book: " it was Arab country， and the Turks were in it; that was the issue。" Lawrance who is an English writes about Turks and depicts the Turks as a foreigner in an Arab country。 That is absolute hypocrisy。 Additionally， in the early 20th。 century， those territories was belong to the Ottoman Empire which is Turkish origin。As summary， before English involvement those Arabs used to live in peace。 The situation changed after Lawrance and his successors plots。 It is very similar nowadays， there were issues in the middle east before western involment。However， less people were in danger and homeless。 After western powers claim bringing so-called democray， more people have been dying。 。。。more

Philip Roberts ，

Having lived many years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and extensively explored the Hejaz Railway reading Lawrence’s account of the Arab Revolt and his role in it was a very rewarding read。 His appreciation of Arab culture is clear throughout the book as is his appreciation of the courage and endurance of his Arab and other companions during the various campaigns against the Turks。 The book is a thrilling ride from start to finish with vivid descriptions of the various events during the revolt i Having lived many years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and extensively explored the Hejaz Railway reading Lawrence’s account of the Arab Revolt and his role in it was a very rewarding read。 His appreciation of Arab culture is clear throughout the book as is his appreciation of the courage and endurance of his Arab and other companions during the various campaigns against the Turks。 The book is a thrilling ride from start to finish with vivid descriptions of the various events during the revolt including of course the repeated bombing of the Hejaz Railway。 。。。more

Erik Anaya LH ，

Si la mayoría va empezar a leer este libro por el videojuego de uncharted déjenme decirles que no tiene mucho que ver con el juego， así que no esperen que sea un libro tan interesante como nos los muestran en uncharted 3 ， es muy extenso por lo cual les puede llegar a aburrir en algún momento， si tiene algunas cosas que se mencionan en el videojuego pero solo eso， aun así las aventuras que tiene lawrence son muy interesantes

Marcos ，

Thomas Edward Lawrence， （August 16， 1888， Tremadoc， Caernarvonshire， Wales - May 19， 1935， Clouds Hill， Dorset， England）， was a British archaeological scholar， military strategist， and author best known for his legendary war activities in the Middle East during World War I and for his account of those activities in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom （1926）。Lawrence’s The Seven Pillars of Wisdom remains one of the few 20th-century works in English to make epical figures out of contemporaries。 Though ove Thomas Edward Lawrence， （August 16， 1888， Tremadoc， Caernarvonshire， Wales - May 19， 1935， Clouds Hill， Dorset， England）， was a British archaeological scholar， military strategist， and author best known for his legendary war activities in the Middle East during World War I and for his account of those activities in The Seven Pillars of Wisdom （1926）。Lawrence’s The Seven Pillars of Wisdom remains one of the few 20th-century works in English to make epical figures out of contemporaries。 Though overpopulated with adjectives and often straining for effects and “art，” it is， nevertheless， an action-packed narrative of Lawrence’s campaigns in the desert with the Arabs。 The book is replete with incident and spectacle， filled with rich character portrayals and a tense introspection that bares the author’s own complex mental and spiritual transformation。 Though admittedly inexact and subjective， it combines the scope of heroic epic with the closeness of autobiography。The title comes from the Book of Proverbs （Proverbs 9:1）: "Wisdom hath builded her house， she hath hewn out her seven pillars"。 。。。more

Carmen Kay ，

I liked it。It was a very interesting book to read。 Maybe the first of WWI in that area。 I had of course been heard on Lawrence of Arabia and saw the movie some long time ago and do not recall much of it。

Ramanqu ，

How one goes on to evaluate a book varied in performance and moods and which feels like 7000 pages？ I'll try to mention few thoughts that had crossed my mind since I began reading it （so many events happened since too so I wasn't able to centre my attention）。It is a masterpiece in reputation， but I don't think that title stands any serious analysis。I admire Lawrence's honesty when he confesses how he knew for certain that England would betray the Arabs in their backs and divide their promised la How one goes on to evaluate a book varied in performance and moods and which feels like 7000 pages？ I'll try to mention few thoughts that had crossed my mind since I began reading it （so many events happened since too so I wasn't able to centre my attention）。It is a masterpiece in reputation， but I don't think that title stands any serious analysis。I admire Lawrence's honesty when he confesses how he knew for certain that England would betray the Arabs in their backs and divide their promised land， yet he went on performing his orders。 His motives， as he insists over and over， are personal， yet his patriotism betrays itself now and then。 He is very sharp in discerning men's personalities and hidden selves （ONLY MEN）。 He is ambitious and patient。 Nothing more laborious than actually reading this whole book except his own journey and work。This book has been given an aura of mysticism of the desert and semi-epileptic fits of ambrosiac insights。 That's a complete myth， probably started by the author himself。 He is ambitious， as I said， and very practical。 Whatever literary beauty there is in his work is momentary and fleeting， some clearly fictitious， the rest is mere late sewn up chronicles。 The title is a joke and irrelevant to what's inside。 As a reader I'm offended to treated like a child。 The writing is like the author， extremely moody and petulant。 It reaches the heights in some lines but very amateurish in its lack of consistency。But what really made it a dry bore for me is that the author is competely unable to recognize the beauty of women。 Regardless of one's sexuality， any sensitive spirit is destined to be either terrified， enamored， or amused by the female spirit and figure。 But absolute indifference， no， worst then that， disgust of women is apt to make me feel the same way about the author's work。All that not to mention the obvious: 1。 You will not learn much and will be greatly confused about the events， causes。 Things flutter nowhere and everywhere。 Unless you were a WW1 historian， fat chance you'll figure your way out。2。 He is addicted to sweeping racist generalisations。3。 He puts a lot of literary makeup upon his already pale face。 I felt pity at some point but mostly I had an amused smirk。4。 His spelling is awful and inconsistent。 I thought that that was one if the basic rules of writing。 Moreover， since I know Arabic， I can confirm that his spelling of Arabic names is inaccurate。 。。。more

Ben Rogers ，

This was a great book。 Learned a lot about leadership in this one。 Story was about Lawrence of Arabia。 I also appreciated the biblical connections。 3。9/5

Noel Arnold ，

book #6 of 2021: Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence （pub。 1922）。 when I was srsly like 3， I happened upon an illustration of the three wise men in our family’s children’s bible and I was like well， then， finally something interesting in here 😍 and there began my lifelong adoration of the Middle East。 a few years later， I saw Lawrence of Arabia and was further entranced。 I have dreamed of reading this book since then。 the writing and historical detail， as is typical of the time period， are a book #6 of 2021: Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence （pub。 1922）。 when I was srsly like 3， I happened upon an illustration of the three wise men in our family’s children’s bible and I was like well， then， finally something interesting in here 😍 and there began my lifelong adoration of the Middle East。 a few years later， I saw Lawrence of Arabia and was further entranced。 I have dreamed of reading this book since then。 the writing and historical detail， as is typical of the time period， are absolutely superb， but the content is not the romantic desert fantasy I envisioned: much of it was disturbingly， chillingly relevant， like the parts of the movie I had conveniently almost forgotten。 I’m so glad I finally listened to it: and while I am a purist about unabridged editions， in discovering， after I listened to it， that it was abridged， I was honestly a little grateful。 I may go back for the longer version at some point， but for now， this was enough。 4/5。 and now for something completely different。。。。 （including books on the Middle East from a non-Western perspective， eventually） 。。。more

Jessie ，

I’m only rating the first few chapters cause that’s all I could get through。 But I can summarize those chapters here quickly- “the Arabs are barbaric and we did barbaric things while with them but it was just how you survived” and “the desert turns men gay but it’s like pure”。 I wanted to get through it to discern how it could have shaped our perceptions of the Middle East etc since the movie was so popular， but I don’t have the capacity right now。

Bob Brown ，

Very well written， each page has wonderful phrasing and exquisite descriptions。 I have savored this book， rereading snippets and reveling in the story as it pulled me along。 I rationed it out so I could keep reading it longer。 One of my favorite reads。

Jordan Teeny ，

This book took me a long time to read。 There was times when it felt like a forced march in the desert wastes， half awake/half asleep， and other times where it felt like I was riding the high of a train raid， or like， I too， was laying under the stars of Wadi Rum peering into the soul of one of histories great men。 Great book， great insights， and I even learned a little about the archaeology of my family’s own bloodline。 I was very ready to be done with this one， but now that Im finished， I don’t This book took me a long time to read。 There was times when it felt like a forced march in the desert wastes， half awake/half asleep， and other times where it felt like I was riding the high of a train raid， or like， I too， was laying under the stars of Wadi Rum peering into the soul of one of histories great men。 Great book， great insights， and I even learned a little about the archaeology of my family’s own bloodline。 I was very ready to be done with this one， but now that Im finished， I don’t want it to end either。 。。。more

Joel ，

Fascinating memoir， and it's absolute poetry in places。 Fascinating memoir， and it's absolute poetry in places。 。。。more

عبدالعزيز آل زايد ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 كتاب أعمدة الحكمة السبعة هذا الكتاب يعتبر من الكتب الهامة في موضوعه، حيث يعتبر وثيقة تاريخية وسيرة ذاتية للكاتب والضابط البريطاني الشهير المعروف باسم （لورنس العرب）。وهو الكاتب والمستشرق الذي سكن الصحراء وعاشر قبائل العرب، في كتابه هذا ينقل سيرة تاريخية ابان الحرب العالمية الأولى، تسرد الصفحات ما عاينه وقت مرافقته للملك فيصل بن الحسين، ينقل الكتاب مناهضة القبائل العربية لقوات الدولة العثمانية، فيها تفاصيل عن معارك الملك فيصل والكثير من التجارب والأحداث التي عاصرها الكاتب لورنس العرب。الكتاب جميل في كتاب أعمدة الحكمة السبعة هذا الكتاب يعتبر من الكتب الهامة في موضوعه، حيث يعتبر وثيقة تاريخية وسيرة ذاتية للكاتب والضابط البريطاني الشهير المعروف باسم （لورنس العرب）。وهو الكاتب والمستشرق الذي سكن الصحراء وعاشر قبائل العرب، في كتابه هذا ينقل سيرة تاريخية ابان الحرب العالمية الأولى، تسرد الصفحات ما عاينه وقت مرافقته للملك فيصل بن الحسين، ينقل الكتاب مناهضة القبائل العربية لقوات الدولة العثمانية، فيها تفاصيل عن معارك الملك فيصل والكثير من التجارب والأحداث التي عاصرها الكاتب لورنس العرب。الكتاب جميل في طرحه وأسلوبه سلس ورائع، يعجب المهتمين في الجانب التاريخي الذين يتناوله، أما ما عداه فلن يكون محببًا، فهو كتاب اختصاصي للمهتمين بتلك الفترة والمعنيين بدراستها والراغبين بمعرفة تفاصيلها。 。。。more

Alexandre ，

Li este livro ainda muito jovem。 Ele deixou uma marca duradoura。 Retornei à sua reflexão sobre a diferença entre os colonialismos britânico e francês em várias oportunidades。 Suspeito que o modo como os primeiros tomavam a si próprios como um ideal inatingível explica， em alguma medida， a consciência “culpada” que parte das elites dos países de língua inglesa insisti em exibir publicamente。 É como se começassem a duvidar de si mesmas quando os seus preconceitos， supostamente benignos， passaram a Li este livro ainda muito jovem。 Ele deixou uma marca duradoura。 Retornei à sua reflexão sobre a diferença entre os colonialismos britânico e francês em várias oportunidades。 Suspeito que o modo como os primeiros tomavam a si próprios como um ideal inatingível explica， em alguma medida， a consciência “culpada” que parte das elites dos países de língua inglesa insisti em exibir publicamente。 É como se começassem a duvidar de si mesmas quando os seus preconceitos， supostamente benignos， passaram a ser resistidos ativamente pelos nativos， evidenciando a natureza ignominiosa da hierarquia racial implantada nos domínios coloniais。 A abordagem francesa， também preconceituosa， mas com um verniz universalizante， não suscitou， ao menos até este momento， a mesma reação。 A seguir， o trecho relevante:Os ingleses， no Oriente Médio， dividiam-se em duas classes。 A primeira， sutil e insinuante， colhia as características das gentes ao redor， a linguagem， as convenções mentais， e quase que as maneiras。 O inglês desta classe dirigia os homens secretamente， guiando-os a seu bel-prazer。 Neste hábito de exercer influência sem provocar atritos， a sua natureza própria se mantinha oculta， despercebida。A segunda classe， o John Bull dos livros， tornava-se tanto mais agressivamente inglesa quanto mais distante se encontrasse da Inglaterra。 O elemento desta classe inventava， por sua conta， um País de Ouro， que julgava ser a pátria， um lar de todas as virtudes lembradas， tão esplêndido na distância que， ao regressar à terra natal， frequentemente verificava que a realidade era uma triste diminuição， e lançava o seu ‘eu’ entontecido na irascível defesa dos bons tempos antigos。 No exterior， através da sua blindada certeza， era a amostra perfeita dos nossos traços。 Revelava o inglês completo。 Havia atritos na sua trajetória， e a sua direção era menos suave do que a do tipo intelectual; todavia， o seu orgulhoso exemplo ceifava faixa maior。Ambas estas espécies tomavam a mesma direção no exemplo， uma vociferadamente e a outra por dedução。 Cada qual presumia que o inglês era o ser eleito， inimitável; e copiá-lo era ato blasfemo ou impertinente。 Nesta convicção， incitavam os povos a serem a melhor coisa depois deles。 Deus não lhes concedia a graça de serem ingleses; restava lhes， pois， o dever de serem bons no seu tipo。 Consequentemente， nós admirávamos os costumes nativos; estudávamos os idiomas; escrevíamos livros a respeito da sua arquitetura， das suas canções e lendas populares， bem como das suas indústrias moribundas。 Depois， certo dia， despertávamos para perceber que este espírito ctônico se tornava político， e abanávamos a cabeça com tristeza sobre o seu desagradável nacionalismo — que， na verdade， era a fina flor dos nossos inocentes esforços。Os franceses， embora partissem de doutrina semelhante a respeito do francês， considerando-o a perfeição da humanidade （o que é dogma entre eles， não instinto secreto）， prosseguiam， ao contrário， encorajando os seus súditos para que estes os imitassem; porque， embora estes não pudessem nunca atingir o nível deles， ainda assim a sua virtude seria maior à medida que mais se aproximassem desse padrão。 Nós considerávamos a imitação como paródia; eles a consideravam como louvor。 。。。more

Ben ，

sensational。 must watch the film again now

Moz Copestake ，

A romanticised take on his own achievements， which I couldn't read without images from the film filling out my vision of desert life。 Historically fascinating in that the tribal feuding Arab culture prevented them effectively resisting Ottoman occupation。Whatever Lawrence's shortcomings he succeeded in overcoming that， gaining the trust of the Sheikhs and having a decisive impact on history and the outcome of the Great War - only to be betrayed by the allies by not honouring the promises they ma A romanticised take on his own achievements， which I couldn't read without images from the film filling out my vision of desert life。 Historically fascinating in that the tribal feuding Arab culture prevented them effectively resisting Ottoman occupation。Whatever Lawrence's shortcomings he succeeded in overcoming that， gaining the trust of the Sheikhs and having a decisive impact on history and the outcome of the Great War - only to be betrayed by the allies by not honouring the promises they made， through him， to the tribes。I found it essential reading， giving a real insight into the evolution and foundations of The Middle East we see today as well as the complex and conflicted character that was T E Lawrence - an unlikely but charismatic hero。 。。。more

Rob ，

It is incredible to think that this is the third effort on the part of Thomas Edward Lawrence to put this incredible tale to paper。 His first - which he wrote in France in 1919 whilst attending the Paris Peace Conference - he left [so he said] in the Refreshment Room at Reading Railway Station。 The second， just a mere draft of three chapters remain， which having been sold to and published by Robert Graves in an American journal in 1921。 The remainder of that 400，000 word effort he apparently des It is incredible to think that this is the third effort on the part of Thomas Edward Lawrence to put this incredible tale to paper。 His first - which he wrote in France in 1919 whilst attending the Paris Peace Conference - he left [so he said] in the Refreshment Room at Reading Railway Station。 The second， just a mere draft of three chapters remain， which having been sold to and published by Robert Graves in an American journal in 1921。 The remainder of that 400，000 word effort he apparently destroyed by blow torch in 1922 as he deemed it 'unsatisfactory'。 This third manuscript was drafted from memory was later published 1922。If I'm honest， it's probably one of the more difficult books I've read and has been a long battle in itself to digest。 Lawrence himself called it 'diffuse and unsatisfactory' and I'd be inclined to agree。 Reading this book， one must be prepared to endure his clear colonialist mindset， an indifferent attitude to slavery and sexual assault and his racist remarks， but it is important to remember that this is an account of a somewhat very different time and incredible circumstances。 The book is also full of action and describes the war， in all its dreadful detail which some may find quite difficult to read。 Finally， it truly is a marathon and does at times drag， but persevere as the highlights are really worth the long-desert march！But importantly， the book is in all truth an astonishing piece of work。 His personal glimpse as a British Liaison Officer in the Arab revolt， his strategy and tactics uniting the tribes under the Emir Faisal to prevent the Turkish Forces at Medina is an incredible one。 Lawrence transports the reader to an entirely other place， raging with war， where civilisations clash and loyalties are tested。 I felt it grandiose， slightly narcissistic and arrogant; but his efforts were clearly key to the whole complex situation and his achievements immense。 This is truly an epic。 It is full of detail without being too sterile and his philosophical and poetic adjournments enrich the story。 Stick with it。 I initially gave it three stars as I found it a bit long-winded and a bit of a ramble， but changed to four on reflection as it is a sincerely brilliant piece of work。 。。。more

Jim Garrett ，

This book provided an amazing look into the Arab world for readers when it came out in 1922。 For many of us in the West we still did not know much about the Arab for nearly 80 years。 T。E。 Lawrence was an amazing intelligence officer who was willing to step out and take risks。 This book is exciting。 Lawrence of Arabia and his allies caused widespread chaos for Britain's Ottoman enemies。 This book provided an amazing look into the Arab world for readers when it came out in 1922。 For many of us in the West we still did not know much about the Arab for nearly 80 years。 T。E。 Lawrence was an amazing intelligence officer who was willing to step out and take risks。 This book is exciting。 Lawrence of Arabia and his allies caused widespread chaos for Britain's Ottoman enemies。 。。。more

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