Her historical importance has been recognised by two recent biographies, those of Janet Wallach
, 1996 (Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell, Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia)...
death
Gertrude Bell
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...
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Texts
Howell, Georgina. Daughter of the Desert: the Remarkable Life of Gertrude Bell. Macmillan, 2006.