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1	The Garden of Heaven more books like this by Hafiz, Gertrude Bell (Translator) "Hafiz has no peer." -- Goethe Poetry is the greatest literary form of ancient Persia and modern Iran, and the 14th-century poet known as Hafiz is its preeminent master. This collection is derived from Hafiz's "Divan" (collected poems), a classic of Sufism. This 19th-century translation by historian Gertrude Bell remains widely acclaimed by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
2	Gertrude Bell: The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914 more books like this by Gertrude Lowthian Bell, Rosemary O'Brien (Editor) The Englishwoman Gertrude Bell lived an extraordinary life. Her adventures are the stuff of novels: she rode with bandits; braved desert shamals; was captured by Bedouins; and sojourned in a harem. Called the most powerful woman in the British empire, she counselled kings and prime ministers. Bell's colleagues included Lloyd George and Winston ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $18.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Desert and the Sown: The Syrian Adventures of the Female Lawrence of Arabia more books like this by Gertrude Bell, Rosemary O'Brien (Introduction by) Desert explorer Bell's account of her 1905 trip across the Syrian Desert from Jericho to Antioch contains evocative descriptions and numerous photographs of the Middle East during its time under Ottoman rule. see all copies from $8.07! new only from $11.77! \| SVS
4	Persian Pictures more books like this by Gertrude Bell, Liora Lukitz (Introduction by) Persian Pictures is both travelogue and meditation, an elegiac and beautifully observed account of a spellbinding land. see all copies from $11.47! new only from $13.74! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The unknown Indian more books like this by Gertrude Bell Browne see all copies from $5.00! new only from $23.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The letters of Gertrude Bell more books like this by Gertrude Bell see all copies from $11.02! new only from $21.05! \| first editions
7	The Desert and the Sown more books like this by Gertrude Lowthian Bell see all copies from $6.84! first editions
8	The Hafez Poems of Gertrude Bell: With the Original Persian on the Facing Page more books like this by Gertrude Bell, Sir E Denison Ross (Introduction by) E.G. Browne has commented: "Bells translations are true poetry of a very high order and, with perhaps the single exception of FitzGeralds paraphrase of "The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam," are probably the finest and most truly poetical renderings of any Persian poet ever produced in the English language." see all copies from $11.95! new only from $21.54! \| SVS
9	Syria: The Desert & the Sown more books like this by Gertrude Bell see all copies from $27.99! new only from $27.99!
10	Poems from the Divan of Hafiz (Dodo Press) by Shemsundin Mahommad Hafiz, Gertrude Lowthian Bell (Translator) Khwaja Shemsundin Mahommad Hifiz-e Sirazi, or simply Hafiz was a Persian mystic and poet. His lyrical poems, known as Ghazals, are noted for their beauty and bring to fruition the love, mysticism, and early Sufi themes that had long pervaded Persian poetry. Moreover, his poetry possessed elements of modern surrealism. By listening to his father's ... see all copies from $11.08! new only from $11.08! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Amurath to Amurath, a Five Month Journey Along the Banks of the Euphrates more books like this by Gertrude Lowthian Bell Bell began her extensive travels in the Near East in 1892, and was recruited by British Intelligence. Later, she held the office of Oriental Secretary to the High Commissioner in Baghdad, and helped in creating the modern state of Iraq. "Amurath to Amurath" is an account of some of her travels in the Middle East. see all copies from $41.67! new only from $57.60! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Roundabout Road more books like this by Gertrude Bell, Judith Ritchie (Illustrator) To protect their guns, gold, and a valuable race horse from thieves in the early days of the Civil War, three youngsters take a roundabout road on their three-hundred-mile journey home across Missouri. see all copies from $1.99!
13	First Crop more books like this by Gertrude Bell Burned out by Federal troops and anxious to search for his grandfather, fifteen-year-old Ambrose is delayed by an abandoned black boy, a young mother and baby, and a wounded Confederate soldier who need his help. see all copies from $4.95! first editions
14	Where Runs the River more books like this by Gertrude Bell A fourteen-year-old experiences the cruelty, danger, and destruction of the Civil War in Missouri. see all copies from $12.62! signed copies
15	Teachings of Hafiz: Selections from the Diwan more books like this by Gertrude Bell (Translator), Hafiz see all copies from $24.48!
16 view cover	The Teachings of Hafiz more books like this by Gertrude Lowthian Bell see all copies from $13.19! new only from $13.19! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Thousand and One Churches more books like this by Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, Gertrude Lowthian Bell, Robert G Ousterhout (Foreword by) see all copies from $37.00! new only from $37.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Desert and the Sown: Travels in Palestine and Syria more books like this by Gertrude Bell Passionate about Arabia, then an inhospitable land of nomadic and warring tribes under Turkish control, Bell wrote this account of her extraordinary 1905 trip across the Syrian Desert from Jericho to Antioch. see all copies from $9.60! new only from $9.60! \| SVS
19	The Churches and Monasteries of the Tur 'Abdin more books like this by Gertrude Lowthian Bell see all copies from $296.69!
20	A Ladder for Silvanus more books like this by Gertrude Bell, John Livesay Silvanus, a squirrel that keeps falling out of trees, seeks a measure of confidence. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
21	The earlier letters of Gertrude Bell more books like this by Gertrude Lowthian Bell, Elsa Richmond (Bell) Lady see all copies from $15.05! first editions
22	Where Black meets white : the little history of the U.M.C.A. more books like this by Gertrude A. T. Frere, Lilian Bell see all copies from $53.26!
23	Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) : a selection from the photographic archive on an archaeologist and traveller more books like this by Gertrude Lowthian Bell, Stephen Hill, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Library see all copies from $60.64! first editions
24	The Arab war; confidential information for General headquarters from Getrude Bell, being despatches from the secret "Arab bulletin." more books like this by Gertrude Lowthian Bell see all copies from $525.37! first editions
25	Miniaturen Aus Dem Morgenland by Gabriele; Bell Habinger, Gertrude see all copies from $41.12!

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