Journal
of the T. E. Lawrence Society Vol. IX, No. 1, Autumn 1999 Edited by Philip Kerrigan Christophe Leclerc: 'The French Soldiers in the Arab Revolt' (7-28) The French Army Unit attached to the Arab Revolt was small but significant. In Book X of Seven Pillars of Wisdom Captain Pisani and his detachment are mentioned no less than twenty-two times. Little, however, has been said about their participation and we are grateful to Christophe Leclerc for providing an article, based on his university thesis, which contributes to the story of the Revolt. George C. Pascoe: [autobiographical note] (29-34) The Ten-Pounder Talbot Battery under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Brodie with Lieutenant George Pascoe as his second-in-command is also mentioned in Seven Pillars. John Pascoe, son of George Pascoe, has sent us this article written by his father describing, among other experiences, his meeting with Lawrence. Andrew Kelly: 'Lawrence before Lean' (35-54) The world of entertainment was not slow to see the commercial possibilities of a film about Lawrence. But placing Lawrence on the silver screen was fraught with obstacles, as Andrew Kelly so ably describes. Andrew Kelly is a film historian and Head of Cultural Development at Bristol. He is the author of Cinema and the Great War (Routledge, 1997) and co-author of Filming T. E. Lawrence (Tauris 1997). Christopher Joyce: 'T. E. Lawrence and Elgar's Third Symphony' (55-73)
Beethoven and Elgar were Lawrence's favourite
composers. In 1932 Bernard and
Charlotte Shaw took Lawrence to meet Elgar at his home in
Worcester. A few weeks later, the composer wrote to Lawrence
saying how much he had enjoyed meeting him. Learning that Elgar, despite his illness, was working on a third symphony, Lawrence sent an encouraging letter. Dr Christopher Joyce gives the history of the unfinished sketches for a third symphony and Anthony Payne's later contribution. Dr Joyce is Associate Lecturer in the School of Educational Studies at Surrey University. He has a long standing interest in both Elgar and Lawrence. As a contribution to his first degree at Cambridge, Dr Joyce wrote a dissertation on Lawrence's the literary career. C. M. Woodhouse: 'T. E. Lawrence: New Legends for Old' [review of Richard Aldington's Lawrence of Arabia, a Biographical Enquiry] (74-83)
In
his March 1955 review (printed here) of Richard Aldington's Lawrence of
Arabia: A Biographical Enquiry, Christopher Woodhouse (now Lord
Terrington), commenting on the uproar caused by its publication, stating that it was not 'conducive to calm
judgement, and probably
years will have to pass before the dust settles.' Forty-four years on,
can we say that the 'dust has settled '? Not entirely, but it is
interesting to read that there was at least one reviewer at the time who
expressed a balanced view, and we are pleased that the author has
allowed us to reprint his article. Christopher Woodhouse has had a distinguished and varied career in military and public service. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery at the outbreak of the last war, rose to the rank of Colonel and commanded the Allied Military Mission to Greek Guerillas in German-occupied Greece. Elected MP for Oxford in 1959, he held a number of Parliamentary posts. He is the author of books mainly dealing with Greek affairs. Previous: Contents of Vol. VIII, No. 2 Next: Contents of Vol. IX, No. 2 You can buy issues of the Journal from the online shop. It is not necessary to be a member of the T. E. Lawrence Society. Return to the Journals Page |
