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Description: xiv, 703 p. : port. ; 22 cm. Contents: pt. I. Bowery Tales: On the New Jersey Coast -- The men in the storm -- An experiment in misery -- Maggie: a girl of the streets -- George's mother -- Howells fears realists must wait -- pt. II. War tales [A]: The red badge of courage -- pt. II. War tales [B]: A mystery of heroism -- The upturned face -- An episode of war -- Stephen Crane's vivid story of the Battle of San Juan -- pt. III. A tale of the sea: The open boat -- The wreck of the Commodore -- Stephen Crane's own story -- pt. IV. Western tales: The bride comes to Yellow Sky -- The blue hotel -- pt. VI. Whilomville stories: The knife -- His new mittens -- pt. VI. Poems: poems -- pt. VII. Letters: letters. Responsibility: edited, with introd. and notes, by Robert Wooster Stallman.

The Arab Revolt of 1916-1918, when the disparate tribes of Arabia rose up as one great force to defeat an empire, was one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the Middle East and a pivotal element of the Middle Eastern arena of World War I. It sounded the death knell for the Ottoman Empire and paved the way for a new colonial power in the region - the British. It was T.E. Lawrence, a young army officer with a brilliant military mind and unmatched knowledge of the region and the Arab people, who - alongside the charismatic Faisal I - led the Revolt. These were epic events that changed the shape of the Middle East and affected Lawrence for the rest of his life. His magnificent first-hand account of the period is now a classic of 20th century literature.