Lawrence of Arabia (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alistair MacLean
- First Published: 1962
- Time of Work: 1888–1922
- Setting: England, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia
- Principal Characters: Thomas Edward Lawrence, Emir Feisal ibn Hussein, Sheik Auda abu Tayi, General Edmund H. H. Allenby, Winston Churchill
- Genres: Short fiction, Biography
- Subjects: England or English people, War, Rulers, World War I, Egypt or Egyptians, Military life or service, Deserts, Intellect, Diplomacy or diplomats, Arabs, Bedouins, Syria or Syrians
- Locales: England, Egypt, Arabia, Syria
Form and Content
In Lawrence of Arabia, Alistair MacLean describes the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire that took place from 1916 to 1918. The British supported the Arab rebellion, as it assisted their efforts to prevent Turkish aggression against Egypt and the Suez Canal during World War I. In the book’s first chapter, MacLean outlines a brief history of Arabia, leading up to the conflict and Great Britain’s involvement with it in World War I. In the second chapter, MacLean moves to a discussion of Thomas Edward Lawrence himself, describing his birth in 1888,...
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