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Writings
 This site contains a
substantial proportion of Lawrence' published writing and is designed for easy
use. Every page has links in the left-hand margin to chronological
contents lists, and across the top to alphabetic contents lists. A Google search box allows you to search the entire content.
Build began in January
2006 when UK copyright on many of Lawrence's published writings expired.
There
are already several hundreds of Lawrence's letters online and most of his
shorter writings (articles and introductions). There
are also complete texts of
Seven Pillars of Wisdom (1935) and The Mint (1955).
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Writings
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Biography
Introduction
Brief history of the
major Lawrence websites
Editorial
The state of T. E. Lawrence
research and scholarship
Who was 'Lawrence
of Arabia'
Introductory
biography
The authorised biography by Jeremy Wilson ( 1989).
Currently online: 1888-1914, the pre-war years
The Centenary
Exhibition (1888-1914 online)
Chronology of
Lawrence's life
Maps
Lawrence's cycling
tour in France 1908, walking tour in the Middle East 1909, and maps of
the Arab Revolt from Seven Pillars of Wisdom
FAQs
T.E.
Lawrence and Zionism
Some Lawrence
quotations Analysis
David Lean's
Lawrence of Arabia
Michael Asher's Lawrence pp. 1-35
Bibliography
Introduction
Lawrence's writings fall into two categories, each almost equally
important. The first consists of his books and minor essays
(prefaces, articles in periodicals, etc.) The second consists of his
enormous correspondence.
The texts of Seven
Pillars of Wisdom
Chronological history of the texts
Tables showing where Lawrence cut the 1922 'Oxford' text of Seven Pillars when preparing his subscribers'
abridgement
T. E.
Lawrence's letters
listed by date [in progress] |
Reference
Selected
reading lists
Introductory
Works by T. E.
Lawrence
Collected Editions
Editions of letters
Photographs of and
by Lawrence
Reference
guide
Collections in
institutions
Major research resources
Bibliographical check-list
Jeremy Wilson, T. E. Lawrence,
A Guide to Printed and Manuscript Materials:
Printed materials
[only partially online]
Lawrence service
Papers released by the Public Record Office
(National Archives) in 2002
T. E. Lawrence
copyrights
Where to obtain permission to quote writing by T.E. Lawrence
Clouds Hill and
other memorials to Lawrence
Books at Clouds Hill
in 1935
T. E. Lawrence's library
(online: Authors 'A')
Books dedicated to Lawrence
by John Buchan,
E.M.Forster, Robert Graves, Basil Liddell Hart and others
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ADVERTISEMENT
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Seven Pillars of
Wisdom
the complete 1922 'Oxford' text
"The
Work is a masterpiece, one of the few very best of its kind in the
world."
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Thus, in 1923, Bernard
Shaw commended the Oxford Text of Seven Pillars to
Stanley Baldwin, Britain's Prime Minister.
Yet in England
this fuller text of Lawrence's classic remained unpublished for 75
years. It has never been published in America.
After Lawrence's
death in 1935, his executor decided to publish
the 1926 subscribers' abridgement, not the 1922 original. There was disappointment. Reviews by E.M.
Forster and St. John Philby urged release of the
fuller text.
But the abridged Seven Pillars
was hugely successful, and the complete
'Oxford Text' remained unpublished until 1997.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom, The Complete 1922
Text is a third longer than the subscribers' abridgement - a
difference of around 200 pages. For most people, the additional content
would be a sufficient reason to read the 'Oxford' version. Better still, many agree with Robert Graves that the
Oxford text is easier to read.
For
the one-volume Library Edition, issued to subscribers in December 2003, the text was re-checked
and revised. The scholarly index by Hazel
K. Bell later
won the Wheatley Medal.
The 2003
Library Edition is the only edition currently available.
It is limited to 1,225 copies and bound in traditional cloth. As this was a subscription edition it is not available through
bookstores. However, you can order online and the
publishers ship worldwide. The Subscribers'
Library Edition in cloth costs £50 + shipping.
Find out more>>
Online article by Jeremy Wilson about the writing of Seven Pillars
and the merits of its two texts.
Specification
for the 2003 Subscribers'
Library Edition (the only edition now in print) and online ordering.
Castle Hill
Press
Leading T.E. Lawrence publishers
and sponsors of T.E. Lawrence Studies
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