"Who organised an Arab revolt against the Turks and wrote ""The Seven Pillars Of Wisdom"" about his experiences?"
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Seven Pillars of Wisdom Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of the experiences of British soldier T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), while serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks of 1916 to 1918. It was completed in February 1922, but first published in December 1926. The title comes from the Book of Proverbs (): "Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars" (King James Version). Prior to the First World War, Lawrence had begun work on a scholarly book about seven great cities of
Seven Pillars of Wisdom the Middle East, to be titled "Seven Pillars of Wisdom". When war broke out, it was still incomplete and Lawrence stated that he ultimately destroyed the manuscript although he remained keen on using his original title "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" for his later work. The book had to be rewritten three times, once following the loss of the manuscript on a train at Reading. From "Seven Pillars", "...and then lost all but the Introduction and drafts of Books 9 and 10 at Reading Station, while changing trains. This was about Christmas, 1919." (p. 21) "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" is an