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Coincidentally, Judith Doughty-Wylie, the wife of the man with whom Bell was having an unconsummated affair, was also stationed in Boulogne in this period. The two met and exchanged pleasantries. Bell asked Charles Doughty-Wylie in a letter to discourage his wife from any further meetings.
Sep 30, 2022 · Envelope of a letter posted by Gertrude Bell to her step-mother from Turkey in July 1907, including stamp, postmark, a changed address and later annotations. The envelopes Bell’s letters were posted in also provide clues about their journey after they were posted home.
Nov 2, 2023 · Open University creative writing PhD student Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone, a distant relative of explorer, archaeologist, writer and diplomat Gertrude Bell, delves into history to discover the circumstances leading up to the overdose that cut short the life of a brilliant woman.
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Dec 22, 2018 · And then, one day, Dick’s wife Lilian (aka ‘Judith’) sent a letter and asked to meet with her. The women had first met and become acquainted in Turkey, and had corresponded politely since. Lilian was not unaware of the friendship and emotional attachment between her husband and Gertrude.
Apr 19, 2017 · The death of Gertrude Bell on the 12th July 1926, from an overdose of 'sleeping pills' in her bedroom in Baghdad, is now well documented in her biographies, and in more recent years it has certainly been fairly openly discussed in terms of suicide.
Dec 4, 2018 · Bell’s fluency in Arabic and knowledge of Arab tribal politics enabled her to land a job as an assistant political officer in Baghdad in 1917 under Britain’s high commissioner, Sir Percy Cox.
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Apr 13, 2017 · This book seeks to re-evaluate the life and legacy of Gertrude Lowthian Bell (1868–1926), the renowned scholar, explorer, writer, archaeologist and British civil servant. In 12 chapters, written by a number of international scholars, Iraqi and British, it examines her role in shaping British policy in the Middle East in the first part of the ...
