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Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of T.; E.; Lawrence - also known as 'Lawrence of Arabia' - of his service in the Arab Revolt during the First World War, published in Penguin Modern Classics.; 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 Wisdom recreates epic events with extraordinary vividness.; In the words of E.; M.; Forster, 'Round this tent-pole of a military chronicle, Lawrence has hung an unexampled fabric of portraits, descriptions, philosophies, emotions, adventures, dreams'.; However flawed, T.; E.; Lawrence is one of the twentieth century's most fascinating figures.; This is the greatest monument to his character and achievements, and formed the basis for the Oscar-winning film Lawrence of Arabia, staring Peter O'Toole and Alec Guinness.; This edition includes maps, drawings by Eric Kennington, and index of place names and a preface by A.; W.; Lawrence.; Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) was born in Wales and educated at Jesus and Magdalen Colleges, Oxford.; He was commissioned on the outbreak of the First World War and in 1917 was officially attached to the staff of the Hejaz expeditionary force, under General Wingate.; After the war, Lawrence was Advisor on Arab Affairs in the Middle Eastern Division of the Colonial Office.; In 1927, embarrassed with the 'Lawrence of Arabia' legend, he changed his name by deed poll to Shaw'.; In addition to this book, of which Lawrence lost almost the whole manuscript at Reading station in 1919, he wrote Revolt in the Desert (1927) and The Odyssey of Homer (1935), a translation in prose.; If you enjoyed Lawrence of Arabia, you might also like Wilfred Thesiger's Desert Sands, available in Penguin Classics.; 'I am not much of a hero-worshipper, but I could have followed T.; E.; Lawrence over the edge of the world'John Buchan, author of The Thirty-Nine StepsDaha fazla göster