Gertrude Bell

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Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) was an English author and adventurer who had a role in the formation of the country, Iraq, when that state gained independence from Britain.


Further reading

Gertrude Bell. The Arabian Diaries, 1913-1914. Rosemary O'Brien, ed. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 2000. xvi + 258 pp; ill. ISBN 0-8156-0672-9 (hb).