Gertrude Bell: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Gertrude Bell, credited to Ronald Bodley; Lorna Hearst, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Gertrude Bell by Ronald Bodley; Lorna Hearst. Read in English 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)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Gertrude Bell
• Author credits: Ronald Bodley; Lorna Hearst
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 19
• Listed recording duration: 8:09:00

Catalogue topics

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Track guide

1. 00 - Foreward and Introduction — 5:57
2. 01 - Part I - Girlhood: Chapter 1 — 22:29
3. 02 - Chapter 2 — 14:07
4. 03 - Chapter 3 — 17:15
5. 04 - Chapter 4 — 39:23
6. 05 - Part II - Womanhood: Chapter 5 — 19:54
7. 06 - Chapter 6 — 26:55
8. 07 - Chapter 7 — 19:40
9. 08 - Chapter 8 — 32:19
10. 09 - Chapter 9 — 28:13
11. 10 - Chapter 10 — 43:50
12. 11 - Part III - War: Chapter 11 — 26:02
13. 12 - Chapter 12 — 28:33
14. 13 - Part IV - The Birth of Iraq: Chapter 13 — 27:39
15. 14 - Chapter 14 — 26:31
16. 15 - Chapter 15 — 27:36
17. 16 - Chapter 16 — 27:38
18. 17 - Chapter 17 — 28:40
19. 18 - Chapter 18 — 26:19

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