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Journal
of the T. E. Lawrence Society Vol. X, No. 1, Autumn 2000 Edited by Philip Kerrigan G. L. Stevenson and M. R. Riley: 'A dash of Scandinavian' (7-12)
Bob Lawrence and Sarah
Lawrence Gillian
Stevenson has a BA in Humanities from Hertfordshire University, was
employed by the BBC for seven years and is a member of the Society. She
is married to Martin Robson Riley who is undertaking Welsh studies at
Lampeter University with a view to becoming an archivist. They have
combined their interests to produce 'A Dash of Scandinavian' after
studying the maternal ancestry of T. E. Lawrence. The authors hope that
their work will be useful in furthering research on a subject that has
received little attention. H. St. J. B. Armitage and J. J. Pascoe: 'The 10 Pounder Motor Section R.F.A. Hedjaz Operations' (13-48) See also caption correction published in Vol. X, No. 2, (82-3)
Second Lieutenant S. H.
Brodie
Tooth Hill In
Vol. IX, No.1 we published an article by George
Pascoe in which he gave an account of his service with the Motor Section
of the Royal Field Artillery during the Arab Revolt. His son John Pascoe,
in collaboration with St John Armitage, has now been able to add a more
detailed account of the Section's operations using extracts from the
official War Diary and photographs from the Brodie and Pascoe family
albums. Victoria Ocampo: 'Felix Culpa' (49-81) Maria Alonso lives in Buenos Aires. She has translated an article on Lawrence written by Victoria Ocampo and first published in 1955. Readers will recall Ocampo's short biography of Lawrence which received very favourable reviews. Maria Alonso has this to say about the author of the article: 'Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979) was born in the bosom of a traditional, wealthy Argentine family. She was an avid reader from childhood and writing became a passion. She devoted all her energies and personal wealth to the promotion of the arts. Through her literary magazine SUR, and later through her publishing firm bearing the same name, she made many talented European writers and artists well known in Latin America, and vice versa. Her aim was to search for creative excellence and to encourage cultural dialogue between different nations. She was also an ardent defender of women's rights. The three personalities she admired most were T. E. Lawrence, Gandhi and Teilhard de Chardin. She translated and wrote many books, articles and essays, where she reflected the reality of her times, her admiration for writers and intellectuals, and her ideas about literature, art and society. Above all they are a living testimony to her vital and strong personality. For her achievements in the arts and literature she received honours and decorations both in Argentina and abroad.' Jeremy Wilson: 'Did Lawrence have a long term influence on the history of the Middle East?' (82-4) Lawrence's
role in Middle Eastern political events after World War I has been subjected to distortion in recent
years. So much so, that Jeremy Wilson has felt it necessary to point out
in his article that - in
the historical context - Lawrence's influence was limited. Previous: Contents of Vol. IX, No. 2 Next: Contents of Vol. X, No. 2 You
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