T. E. Lawrence

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1888-1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915-16

1917-18

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

Updated June 2012

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works by T. E. Lawrence
names of correspondents

Letters and works shown in brown have been published in the printed edition indicated, but are covered by European copyright. For the present they cannot be included here.

Letters and works shown in green were formerly on the site and will be restored.

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Works

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Le Corbeau (Adrien) [pseud. of Rudolf Bernhardt] The Forest Giant, translated from the French by J. H. Ross [pseud. of T. E. Lawrence]. London, Jonathan Cape, 1924

Leicester Galleries, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Arab Portraits by Eric H. Kennington, with a prefatory note by T. E. Lawrence (pp. 5-11). London, Ernest Brown & Phillips, The Leicester Galleries, October, 1921. Lawrence's preface is dated 25/8/21. Reprinted, without the first three paragraphs, in the 1927 Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings, pastels, drawings and woodcuts illustrating Col. T. E. Lawrence's book "Seven pillars of wisdom". With prefaces by Bernard Shaw and T. E. Lawrence (pp. 7-13 and 14-18 respectively). Reprinted in this shortened form in Lawrence, Thomas Edward, Oriental Assembly (pp. 147-57, titled: 'On Eric Kennington's Arab Portraits'.)

'Letter from Sherif Feisal' [26 October 1916], Arab Bulletin No. 8, 8 November 1916; SD 11-12

Liddell Hart (Basil Henry), 'T. E. Lawrence' in Arabia and after. (London, Jonathan Cape, 1934), For information about T. E. Lawrence's contributions to this work, see Lawrence (Thomas Edward): T. E. Lawrence to his biographer Liddell Hart. The dust jacket blurb on the first printing only was drafted mainly by T. E. Lawrence.

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Letters

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To his parents in Oxford
Note. Few of these letters are addressed specifically to his mother or father, though the content assumes that his mother would be the principal reader.

1. 13 August [1905] HL pp. 3-4 (MB 6-7)
2. Friday [4 August 1906] HL pp. 5-6; DG pp. 43-4
3. Monday [6 August 1906] HL pp. 6-8; DG p. 44
4. Monday evening [6 August 1906] HL pp. 8-11
5. 9 August [1906] HL pp. 11-12
6. 11 August [1906] HL pp. 12-14
7. 14 August 1906 HL pp. 14-16
8. 23 July 1908 HL pp. 60-62; DG p. 53
9. 2 August 1908 HL pp. 63-7; DG pp. 53-7
10. 6 August [1908] HL pp. 67-8
11. 9 August 1908, HL pp. 68-73
12. 16 August 1908 HL pp. 73-6
13. 23 August 1908 HL pp. 76-9
14. 28 August 1908 HL pp. 79-81
15. [4 September 1908] HL p. 81
16. 10 January [1911] HL pp. 124-5
17. 14 January 1911 HL pp. 125-7
18. 21 January [1911] HL pp. 127-8
19. 22 [January 1911] HL pp. 128-9
20. 24 January [1911] HL pp. 129-31
21. 18 February [1911] HL pp. 133-5
22. 26 February 1911 HL pp. 135-7
23. 1 March [1911] HL pp. 137-9
24. 11 March [1911] HL pp. 139-40
25. 20 March [1911] HL pp. 140-42
26. 11 April [1911] HL pp. 147-8
27. 16 April [1911] HL pp. 148-9
28. 29 April [1911] HL pp. 150-53
29. [3 May] 1911 HL pp. 153-4, partly in DG pp. 102-3
30. 11 May [1911] HL pp. 205-8, where it is misdated 1912.
31. 16 May [1911] HL pp. 154-8
32. 19 May [1911] HL pp. 158-60
33. 23 May [1911] HL pp. 160-63; DG pp. 106-8
34. 29 May [1911] HL pp. 163-4
35. 8 June 1911 HL pp. 164-7; DG pp. 108-111
36. 13 June 1911 HL pp. 167-9; DG pp. 111-12
37. 29 July [1911] HL p. 176; DG p. 117
38. 2 January [1912] HL pp. 181-2
39. 11 January [1912] HL pp. 184-5
40. 17 January [1912] HL pp. 185-7, where it is misdated 18 January
41. 26 January [1912] HL pp. 187-8
42. 2 October 1912 HL pp. 234-5
43. 8 October [1912] HL pp. 236-7
44. 15 October [1912] HL pp. 237-8
45. 22 October [1912] HL pp. 238-40
46. 4 November [1912] HL pp. 240-41
47. 10 November [1912] HL pp. 241-3
48. 12 February 1915 HL pp. 301-2
49. 20 February 1915 HL p. 303
50. 4 June 1915 HL pp. 303-4
51. [c.10 June 1915] HL p. 304
52. 16 June 1915 HL pp. 305
53. 23 June 1915 HL pp. 305-6
54. 3 July 1915 HL p. 306
55. 27 July 1915 HL pp. 306-7
56. 19 August 1915 HL p. 307
57. 31 August 1915 HL pp. 307-8
58. 21 September 1915 HL p. 308
59. 29 September 1915 HL pp. 308-9
60. [c. Oct 1915] HL pp. 309-10
61. 19 October 1915 HL p. 310
62. 25 December 1915 HL pp. 310-11
63. 4 January 1916 HL p. 311
64. 18 January 1916 HL p. 312
65. 24 January 1916 HL pp. 312-3
66. [29 January 1916] HL p. 313
67. 21 February 1916 HL p. 314
68. 16 March 1916 HL p. 315
69. 20 March 1916 HL pp. 315-6
70. end of March [1916] HL pp. 316-7
71. 18 May [1916] HL pp. 317-27 (DG pp. 203-8, with omissions)
72. 1 July [1916] HL pp. 327-8
73. 22 July 1916 HL p. 328
74. 16 September 1916 HL pp. 328-9
75. 24 September 1916 HL pp. 329-30
76. 10 October 1916 HL pp. 330-331
77. 18 November 1916 HL pp. 331-2
78. 14 December 1916 HL p. 332
79. 16 January 1917 HL pp. 332-3
80. 31 January 1917 HL pp. 333-4
81. 12 February 1917 HL pp. 334-6
82. 25 February 1917 HL pp. 336-7
83. 12 August 1917 HL pp. 337-8
84. 27 August 1917 HL pp. 338-9
85. 5 September 1917 HL pp. 339-40
86. 24 September 1917 HL pp. 340-41
87. 19 October 1917 HL pp. 341-2
88. 14 November 1917 HL pp. 342-3
89. 14 December 1917 HL pp. 343-6
90. 8 January 1918 HL pp. 346-7
91. 6 February 1918 HL pp. 347
92. 8 March 1918 HL p. 348-9
93. 28 March 1918 HL p. 349
94. 12 May 1918 HL p. 350
95. 15 July 1918 HL pp. 350-51
96. 19 July [1918] HL p. 351
97. 30 January 1919 HL p. 352
98. 20 March [1921] HL pp. 352-3
99. 12 April 1921 HL p. 353
100. 15 February [1922] HL pp. 354-5
101. 22 November 1923 HL pp. 355-6
102. 19 December 1923 HL pp. 356-7
103. 9 May 1924 HL p. 357
104. 18 May 1924 HL p. 358
105. 18 July 1924 HL pp. 358-60
106. 28 December 1925 HL pp. 360-61
107. 20 April 1926 HL pp. 361-2
108. 6 July 1926 HL p. 362
109. 1 December 1926 HL pp. 362-3
110. 11 January 1927 HL p. 364; MB pp. 315-6 (omissions)
111. 24 February 1927 HL pp. 364-5
112. 16 June 1927 HL pp. 366-7 (omissions); MB p. 364 (extracts including two passages omitted from HL)
113. 12 August 1927 HL pp. 368-9
114. 4 November 1927 HL pp. 369-70
115. 4 January 1928 HL pp. 370-71 (omissions)
116. 21 February 1928 HL pp. 371-2
117. 23 March 1928 HL p. 372
118. 13 April 1928 HL p. 373
119. 26 April 1928 HL pp. 373-4
120. 10 July 1928 HL pp. 374-5; brief extract: MB p. 379
121. 12 March 1929 HL p. 375
122. 19 March 1929 HL pp. 375-6
123. 1 April 1929 HL p.376
124. 1 May 1929 HL pp. 376-7
125. 4 June 1929 HL pp. 377-8
126. 25 April 1931 HL pp. 378-9
127. 30 October 1931 HL p. 379
128. 25 September 1933 HL pp. 379-80
129. 27 September 1933 HL pp 381-2
130. 5 November 1933 HL pp. 382-4
131. 17 December 1933 HL pp. 384-5
132. 2 February 1934 HL pp. 385-6
133. 21 March 1934 HL pp. 386-8
134. 6 April 1934 HL pp. 388-90
135. 17 April 1934 HL pp. 390-92

A. W. Lawrence, youngest brother

• 28 February 1917 DG p. 221; HL p. 337

• 5 May 1927 HL pp. 365-6

• 2 May 1928 DG pp. 600-601; MB pp 372-3

• 26 December 1933 DG pp. 786-7

Will Lawrence, younger brother

• 31 January [1911] HL pp. 131-3
• 8 June 1911 HL pp. 164-7; DG pp. 108-111
• 15 November 1914 HL p. 300
• 21 January 1915 HL p. 301
• 17 July 1915 DG p. 199

E. T. Leeds

• 19 September 1909 Leeds pp. 5, 7 2039
• 15 August 1910 Leeds p. 10 2039
• 2 November 1910 Leeds pp. 12-13 2039
• 12 December 1910 Leeds pp. 14-16 2039
• 21 January 1911 Leeds p. 16 2039
• 27 March 1911 Leeds pp. 17-18, 20 2039
• 2 June 1911 Leeds pp. 21-3, 25 2039
• 6 August 1911 Leeds pp. 27-8 2039
• 6 December 1911 Leeds pp. 30-31 2039
• 1 February 1912 Leeds pp. 31-32 2039
• 7 February 1912 Leeds pp. 33, 35 2039
• 25 February 1912 Leeds pp. 36-8 2039
• 18 March 1912 Leeds pp. 39-41 2039
• [early] April 1912 Leeds pp. 42-4 2039
• 6 May 1912 Leeds pp. 44-6 2039
• 23 June 1912 Leeds pp. 46-8 2039
• 14 July 1912 Leeds pp. 49-51, 53 2039
• 30 August 1912 Leeds pp. 53-54 2039
• 12 September 1912 Leeds pp. 54-6 2039
• 14 November 1912 Leeds pp. 57-8 2039
• 21 January 1913 Leeds pp. 59-60 2039
• End February 1913 Leeds pp. 60-62 2039
• 5 April 1913 Leeds pp. 63, 65 2039
• 19 April 1913 Leeds pp. 65-6 2039
• 26 April 1913 Leeds pp. 67-68 2039
• 13 May 1913 Leeds pp. 68-69 2039
• 25 May 1913 Leeds pp. 70-72 2039
• 1 June 1913 Leeds pp. 72-3 2039
• 16 June 1913 Leeds pp. 74-5 2039
• 29 August 1913 Leeds pp. 77-8 2039
• 9 September 1913 Leeds pp. 79-81 2039
• 30 September 1913 Leeds pp. 82-3 2039
• 1 October 1913 Leeds pp. 83-5 2039
• 28 November 1913 Leeds pp. 85-6 2039
• 17 December 1913 Leeds pp. 87-8 2039
• 24 January 1914 Leeds pp. 89-90 2039
• 6 February 1914 DG pp. 164-5, Leeds pp. 90, 92
• 28 February 1914 DG pp. 165-7, Leeds, pp. 92-3, 95-6
• end-March 1914 Leeds pp. 97-8 2039
• 4 April 1914 Leeds pp. 99-100 2039
• 23 April 1914 Leeds pp. 100-101 2039
• Autumn 1914 Leeds pp. 103-4 2039
• 16 November 1914 Leeds pp. 104-5 2039
• 24 December 1914 Leeds pp. 106-7 2039
• 9 March 1915 Leeds p. 107 2039
• 18 April 1915 Leeds pp. 108, 109 2039
• 16 November 1915 Leeds p. 110 2039
• 18 January 1916 Leeds pp. 111-12 2039
• 24 September 1917 DG pp. 237-8, Leeds pp. 112-14
• 15 December 1917 Leeds pp. 114-16 2039
• Early November 1918 Leeds p. 117 2039
• November 1918 Leeds p. 117 2039
• 5 April 1935 Leeds pp. 122-4 2039

B. E. Leeson

• 8 January 1919 DG p. 272
• 4 February 1923 DG pp. 397-9
• 13 April 1934 DG p. 798

B. H. Liddell Hart

• 17 November 1927 MB p. 356
• 14 July 1929 DG pp. 664-5; B:LH pp. 29-30
• 26 June 1930 DG pp. 694-5; B:LH p 41
• 4 November 1931 B:LH pp. 46-7
• 25 April 1932 DG p. 739; B:LH pp. 47-8
• 30 August 1932 B:LH pp. 48-9
• 19 May 1933 B:LH pp. 64-5
• 23 May 1933 B:LH p. 65
• 26 June 1933 DG pp. 768-9; B:LH pp. 75-6
• 17 May 1934 B:LH 215-6; DG pp. 802-3
• 14 June 1934 DG p. 810; B:LH p. 220
• 18 August 1934 DG pp. 814-5; B:LH 223-4
• 28 November 1934 DG pp. 830-31

Lord Lloyd

• 29 July 1929 DG pp. 666-7
• 13 January 1930 DG pp. 677-8
• 23 June 1932 DG pp. 740-41
• 30 September 1934 DG pp. 819-24

David Lloyd George

• [draft] Thursday, September 1919 DG p. 287

F. L. Lucas

• 26 March 1929 DG pp. 645-7
• 3 May 1930 DG pp. 690-91

T. E. Lawrence chronology



1888 16 August: born at Tremadoc, Wales

1896-1907: City of Oxford High School for Boys

1907-9: Jesus College, Oxford, B.A., 1st Class Hons, 1909

1910-14: Magdalen College, Oxford (Senior Demy), while working at the British Museum's excavations at Carchemish

1915-16: Military Intelligence Dept, Cairo

1916-18: Liaison Officer with the Arab Revolt

1919: Attended the Paris Peace Conference

1919-22: wrote Seven Pillars of Wisdom

1921-2: Adviser on Arab Affairs to Winston Churchill at the Colonial Office

1922 August: Enlisted in the Ranks of the RAF

1923 January: discharged from the RAF

1923 March: enlisted in the Tank Corps

1923: translated a French novel, The Forest Giant

1924-6: prepared the subscribers' abridgement of Seven Pillars of Wisdom

1927-8: stationed at Karachi, then Miranshah

1927 March: Revolt in the Desert, an abridgement of Seven Pillars, published

1928: completed The Mint, began translating Homer's Odyssey

1929-33: stationed at Plymouth

1931: started working on RAF boats

1932: his translation of the Odyssey published

1933-5: attached to MAEE, Felixstowe

1935 February: retired from the RAF

1935 19 May: died from injuries received in a motor-cycle crash on 13 May

1935 21 May: buried at Moreton, Dorset