I finished this book over a week ago and have delayed reviewing it for one reason: Gertrude Bell was such a complex and accomplished person that it’s hard to know what to say in a short review. … more →
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esheley wrote 3 months ago: I finished this book over a week ago and have delayed reviewing it for one reason: Gertrude Bell was … more →
esheley wrote 4 months ago: Born in the 1880s, Agnes Shanklin thought she was going to be a pale shadow of a person, living with … more →
erikaflorence wrote 6 months ago: To see a larger image of this drawing click here. 11.5″ x 14″ ink on Strathmore Dry Med … more →
elizabethwong wrote 6 months ago: It’s been a while since I connected to the hive (no internet, no phones = bliss), hence the b … more →
mocove wrote 1 year ago: Alexandra David-Neel and Gertrude Bell, two world travelers born in the 1800’s whose accomplis … more →
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marthame wrote 1 year ago: Today was a varied and rich day. Our first stop was Persepolis. Wow. I have been fortunate enough to … more →
Ron Pavellas wrote 1 year ago: As I wrote in an earlier post I have been reading T.E. Lawrence: The Selected Letters. I finished re … more →