The Complete 1922 " Seven Pillars of Wisdom " : 'The Oxford Text' [Import] [Hardcover]

T.E. Lawrence (Author), T.E. Lawrence (Author), Nicole Wilson (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 864 pages
• Publisher: J And N Wilson; 2Rev Ed edition (February 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0954641809
• ISBN-13: 978-0954641801
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.7 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,075,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

T.E. Lawrence was born on 16th August 1888 in Tremadog in Wales. He was one of five illegitimate children born to the Seventh Baron of Westmeath. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford where he became interested in the Middle East. He worked for British Intelligence during the First World War and fought with the Arab forces to defeat the Turks. His exploits earned him the title of "Lawrence of Arabia" back in Britain.Her resigned in 1922 and sought anonymity in the RAF where he enlisted as John Hume Ross. He later changed his name by deed poll to T.E. Shaw. Shortly after retiring from the RAF, T.E. Lawrence died in a motorcycle accident on 19th May 1935.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Seven Pillars "rough draft", November 13, 2011

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Mark Twain (Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete 1922 " Seven Pillars of Wisdom " : 'The Oxford Text' (Hardcover)

As I pointed out elsewhere, this 1922 Oxford text of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, is Lawrence's privately printed (only 8 copies!) first published version, for the purpose of sending to various people involved in the Arab Revolt for their corrections and/or approval. As it is, without additional proofing, this version is of historical interest as Lawrence's relatively uncensored telling of what happened. If you are looking for a good read, use the 1935 edition or Lawrence's abridged version under the name "Revolt in the Desert."

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Seven Pillars of Wisdom, May 22, 2011

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GBM "ardent reader" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete 1922 " Seven Pillars of Wisdom " : 'The Oxford Text' (Hardcover)

This edition of this extraordinary work of literature is a travesty. It has not been proofread for typesetting errors, for textual errors, for anything, as far as I am able to tell. This edition SHOULD be unavailable; it is a shameful and cheap attempt to profit unjustly from an extraordinary literary achievement accomplished by someone else. I was shocked and saddened to see such shoddy work, and dismayed to see it on Amazon.