While the public record states that her death was accidental, there was speculation that she had intended the overdose. Lionel Smith
told Vita Sackville-West
that she committed suicide. Her recent biographer, Georgina Howell
, believes...
Friends, Associates
Gertrude Bell
GB
's closest friend in Baghdad was Lionel Smith
.
Friends, Associates
Freya Stark
Through Venetia Buddicom
, she met Sir Henry Lawrence
, former acting governor of Bombay, who in turn introduced her to Lionel Smith
and Arthur Hinks
, the latter of whom was Secretary to the...