Tales from the Queen of the Desert

Synopsis

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. She Went On To Take An Active Interest In Politics Before Embarking On Her One-woman Travels Across The Middle East. She Chronicled Her Journeys Through Iraq, Persia, Syria And Beyond And Her Important Diplomatic Work, With Characteristic Wit And Incisiveness.