by T. E. Lawrence · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140181227
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«Seven Pillars of Wisdom» is T. E. Lawrence's autobiographical account, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (704 pages, in English).
T. E. Lawrence recounts his involvement in the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War, where he accompanied the tribes in a guerrilla campaign. The book blends military chronicle with portraits, reflections, emotions, adventures and dreams, offering a personal vision of the birth of the modern Middle East.
1989 edition in the Twentieth Century Classics series; includes maps, drawings by Eric Kennington, index of place names and preface by A.W. Lawrence.
For readers of military and Middle Eastern history, and for those wanting to discover the origin of the legend of Lawrence of Arabia.
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature. He is known for his Waverley novels (1814–1831), which were, for nearly a century, among the most popular and widely read novels in Europe. He is also known for his narrative poems Marmion (1808) and The Lady of the Lake (1810). He greatly influenced European and American literature.
