The Last Days of T. E. Lawrence: A Leaf in the Wind [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Paul Marriott (Author), Yvonne Argent (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 189859516X | ISBN-13: 978-1898595168 | Publication Date: June 1998 | Edition: illustrated edition

A Leaf in The Wind covers the last days of T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) up to and following his mysterious and fatal motorcycle accident on the 13th of May, 1935. New evidence discovered by the authors questions the original story published at the time, and sheds new light on his tragic death. Meticulously researched over several years these painstaking investigations have revealed many new insights in Lawrence's life, activities and interests, some of which may surprise and offend many people. The documentary and photographic evidence encompasses some 60 plates, maps and figures, and for anyone with an interest in T E Lawrence this book will be essential reading.

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"It is quiet here now, and I feel as though I were fixed in my cottage for good. It is as I thought... something is finished with my leaving the RAF... It gets worse instead of healing over... At present the feeling is mere bewilderment. I imagine leaves must feel like this after they have fallen from their tree and until they die..." -- From letters by T E Lawrence reproduced in the book.

About the Author

Paul Marriott and Yvonne Argent have been researching the life of T E Lawrence for many years and Paul Marriott has written a previous book called The Young Lawrence of Arabia 1888-1910. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sussex Academic Pr; illustrated edition edition (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189859516X
• ISBN-13: 978-1898595168
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,431,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Facts, Not Speculation!, January 7, 2008

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Molly Baker (Dayton, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Days of T.E. Lawrence: A Leaf in the Wind (Paperback)

I have read several books about TEL, but none, outside of Jeremy Wilson's bio of Lawrence, present such a minutely detailed and meticulously researched collecton of information as is shared by the authors of this gem. Extensive description is given regarding the work he performed at his last RAF station at Bridlington on the Yorkshire coast, and about the route he apparently took bicycling south to Dorset after retiring. Somehow they even found and reproduced a supposed diagram of the damage exhibited on the wrecked cycle. Listed in it's pages, even, are details about the arrangement of rooms and furnishings in the Clouds Hill cottage, and a more extensive roster of the names of attendees at his funeral service at the Moreton church. It is a veritable mine of recollections about TEL which only those ever fascinated by this complex, gifted, and enigmatic hero can truly savor.