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The Tragedy of the Korosko – why some lit remains obscure
I’m afraid Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Tragedy of the Korosko checks most of the bad boxes on the mainstream reader’s list; to name a few: exoticism, imperialism, stereotypical females, and racist language. I had high hopes, based on some reviews I’d read, but even accounting for the mindset of the times wasn’t enough to… Read more >>
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Minorities – the poetry collection of T. E. Lawrence
During moments in Lawrence of Arabia, or in whole passages in Seven Pillars of Wisdom, you might notice T. E. Lawrence’s love for the poetic, both in the actual form and in his prose. He was, as it turns out, a serious reader and critic of poetry: he toted The Oxford Book of English Verse… Read more >>
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom – 9 & 10: "But for fit monument, I shattered it, unfinished…"
Seven Pillars of Wisdom rock formation in Wadi Rum, Jordanby Tomobe03 [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons Some books, when you come to the end of them, leave you gaping inwardly. Dejected and confused, you feel like you missed something critical, after “getting” everything that came before. Seven Pillars of Wisdom ends just… Read more >>
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom – 7 & 8: The Dead Sea Campaign; The Ruin of High Hope
Sherif Nasir The Arab Revolt as led by Lawrence was not a solely independent effort. Money and reinforcements came from Britain, and in return the Arab tribesmen and leadership collaborated with General Allenby against the common enemy. The Dead Sea Campaign came after Allenby had taken Jerusalem, and would benefit both Arab and British objectives: … Read more >>
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