Her grandfather was Sir Isaac Lowthian Bell, a member of Parliament who had worked alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. If (('gtm=off') const isAppRedirect = ('appRedirect') Ĭonst isAndroid = /Android/i.test(erAgent) Ĭonst isIphone = /iPhone|iPad|iPod/i. Gertrude Bell was extraordinarily talented, privileged, from a wealthy and well-connected family, adored and indulged by her father and stepmother. Hesperus selects the best of her travel writing in a unique new collection While her story is amazing, Wallach doesnt present her. She died in 1926 of an apparent overdose of sleeping pills. Ultimately, their efforts led to a newly formed country of Iraq with an Arab, Faisal I, on the throne. Despite the many achievements of her working life, sadly her personal life was marred by losing the great love of her life, Major Charles Doughty-Wylie, from which she never recovered. Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell (1868-1926) is buried in Baghdad (image: ozy.com) But Bell’s legacy lives on, not only in her extraordinary achievements but also in the hearts and minds of Arabs who have grown up hearing tales of this Desert Queen and her remarkable contribution to their homeland. She chronicled her journeys through Iraq, Persia, Syria and beyond and her important diplomatic work, with characteristic wit and incisiveness. She went on to take an active interest in politics before embarking on her one-woman travels across the Middle East. A woman far ahead of her time, Gertrude gained a first from Oxford at a time when very few subjects were even open to women. "And the desert has you - you and your splendid courage my queen of the desert - and my heart with you" Major Charles Doughty-Wylie Gertrude Bell CBE is rightly known as 'The Queen of the Desert' and a new Hollywood film based on her life, featuring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis and Robert Pattinson is due for release in 2015. Tales from the Queen of the Desert Kindle Edition.
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