Seven Pillars Of Wisdom (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Classic non-fiction) (CSA Word Classics (Audio))

by T. E. Lawrence

Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an account written by T.E. Lawrence, or Lawrence of Arabia as he became known, regarding the Arab revolt against the Turks and his own part in those events, transcribed from extensive notes which he kept at the time. Like Wilfred Owen and Robert Graves, Lawrence is a stunning example of a military man as a literary genius. Insightful and candid, raw and emotive, Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an epic and important accomplishment, perfectly suited to audio.
The narrator James Wilby is a wonderful British actor on both stage and screen, and is well-known for roles in The Merchant Ivory movies Maurice and A Handful of Dust as well as Robert Altman's Gosford Park.

• ISBN10: 1906147000
• ISBN13: 9781906147006
• Publish Date: 22 November 2007 (first published December 1940)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 17 September 2015
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Imprint: CSA WORD
• Edition: Main
• Format: Audiobook (CD)
• Duration: 7 hours and 56 minutes
• Language: English

Reviews

[brokentune]

Finally, finally got around to reading this book. I wanted to ever since I first saw the film almost 20 years ago. It is a remarkable story told in much detail - and in very beautiful language. I'm not much interested in the strategic details, but I found Lawrence's descriptions of his own thought processes and his personal journal enlightening and somewhat inspiring.