Gertrude Bell
Ronald Bodley and Lorna Hearst
Read by Lynette Caulkins
A highly engaging biography about a fascinating English woman who was most unusual for her time. An adventurous traveler who fell completely in love with the Middle Eastern desert and its various peoples, Bell’s talents included writing, archaeological research, and diplomacy. She was uniquely skilled and socially connected to act as an irreplaceable political officer for the British Mandate in the Mesopotamian region. Her skilled guidance and interventions were instrumental in bringing the nation of Iraq into being as well as installing its first elected king. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins) (8 hr 9 min)
Chapters
| Foreward and Introduction | 5:57 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Part I - Girlhood:Chapter 1 | 22:29 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 2 | 14:07 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 3 | 17:15 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 4 | 39:23 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Part II - Womanhood:Chapter 5 | 19:54 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 6 | 26:55 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 7 | 19:40 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 8 | 32:19 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 9 | 28:13 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 10 | 43:50 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Part III - War:Chapter 11 | 26:02 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 12 | 28:33 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Part IV - The Birth of Iraq:Chapter 13 | 27:39 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 14 | 26:31 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 15 | 27:36 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 16 | 27:38 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 17 | 28:40 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |
| Chapter 18 | 26:19 | Read by Lynette Caulkins |