The Seven Pillars of Wisdom

De: T. E. Lawrence

Narrado por: Ralph Lister

The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is T. E. Lawrence’s memoir of his involvement in leading a portion of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire during the first World War. The Ottomans had joined the side of Germany and the Central Powers in the war, and Britain hoped that a successful revolt would take them out of the war effort. Britain had also promised the Arabs that England would recognize a single Arab state. With the support of Emir Faisal and his tribesmen, T. E. Lawrence helped organize and carry out attacks on the Ottoman forces from Aqaba in the south to Damascus in the north.

This memoir is a travelogue, philosophy treatise, and an action novel. It details Lawrence’s movements and actions during his two year involvement in the Arab revolt, and his thoughts—and doubts—during that time. It’s a gripping tale made famous by the movie Lawrence of Arabia, and one that Winston Churchill called “unsurpassable” as a “narrative of war and adventure.”

Public Domain (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Excellent read

A very interesting first person account of history of Arab and Ottoman conflict worth the time

Incredible history

I was continually amazed at T. E. Lawrence’s writing and description of events. The images and scenery are incredibly detailed. Good stuff

My favorite audiobook!

I keep coming back to this one. Ralph Lister is a fantastic narrator and tackles the dense content with skill and grace. His voice is Lawrence to me. i always pick up something new with each listen.

And there are men…

I started hearing this book to see the film afterwards, but I must say that the book certainly surpasses whatever there is on the film. It is far more than just history,it is a description of the people, facts and events that are forgotten by most school history classes that still are felt to this day in the Middle East. It is a eye opener.

Very enjoyable!

I found this to be very detailed and interesting. I highly recommend taking a look at this book.

Poor

Historical book should mention the place and time although the book
This has made the book difficult to follow

There were lots of breaks in the audio. Blanking out picking up in the middle of a sentence.

Poor audio. Difficult to understand the readers accent. This was disappointing. Lawrence is one of my favorite historical characters and I was looking forward to hearing his own writing. .