'These wartime reports provide illuminating insights into aspects of
Lawrence's enigmatic character which would later be suppressed as his
darker side emerged in Seven Pillars of Wisdom.'
- Simon Courtauld in the Evening Standard
Despite being written more than seventy years ago, the thoughts of
Lawrence of Arabia remain remarkably pertinent. This collection includes
Lawrence's wartime reports from the desert, along with later writings in
which Lawrence attempts to cope with the consequences of war in the
circumstances of peace. Many of the pieces have previously only been
issued in limited editions.
T. E. Lawrence in War and Peace is an invaluable companion volume to the
classic Seven Pillars of Wisdom offering a remarkable self-portrait of
its author long before he became an international celebrity. It gives us
the man before the myth, writing fluently, vividly and with a total
command of his subject. This edition has been compiled by the acclaimed
writer Malcolm Brown, who is the co-author of A Touch of Genius: The
Life of T. E. Lawrence and edited The Letters of T. E. Lawrence.
The publication coincides with the 80th anniversary of Lawrence's death
in May 1935.