Quote by: Gertrude Bell

...the holy men sat in an atmosphere reeking of antiquity, so thick with the dust of ages that you can't see through it --nor can they.


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Author Bio


  • NameGertrude Bell
  • DescriptionEnglish writer, traveller, political officer, administrator, archaeologist and spy
  • AliasesGertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell; Gertrude Lowthian Bell
  • BornJuly 14, 1868
  • DiedJuly 12, 1926
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionExplorer; Anthropologist; Archaeologist; Author; Mountaineer
  • AwardsCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire