Desert Queen

Scandalous Women, #1

Nonfiction, Travel, Middle East, Biography & Memoir, History
Cover of the book Desert Queen by Anna Myers, Goldmineguides.com
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Anna Myers ISBN: 9781497751958
Publisher: Goldmineguides.com Publication: December 16, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Anna Myers
ISBN: 9781497751958
Publisher: Goldmineguides.com
Publication: December 16, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

DESERT QUEEN

    In this wonderful short book author, Anna Myers looks at the colorful life of the extraordinary bohemian adventuress Lady Hester Stanhope.

    Lady Hester lived in England until the age of about 33 when she set off traveling and fell in love with the Middle East. While en route to Egypt she was shipwrecked, and lost all her clothes. Unable to purchase European clothes she adopted a male version of Turkish dress. This, made her a bit of a 'cause celeb' in the Middle East, and also that she rode horseback into Damascus without a veil, an unthinkable thing to do at the time. In fact, many of the things Lady Hester did were unthinkable at the time, which is what made her such a colorful character.

    Many of the travels she undertook were exceedingly dangerous, but she appeared fearless. She was the first European woman - and one of the few Europeans to survive the dangerous journey - to enter Palmyra, in the middle of the  Syrian desert. The native Bedouins crowned her as "Queen of the Desert". Hester chose to settle down in Lebanon, where she became a local folk hero, offering shelter to those affected by wars and the battles for supremacy in the region.

    When the British Government under Lord Palmerston stopped her pension, she died in her home in Djoun, destitute, friendless and alone.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

DESERT QUEEN

    In this wonderful short book author, Anna Myers looks at the colorful life of the extraordinary bohemian adventuress Lady Hester Stanhope.

    Lady Hester lived in England until the age of about 33 when she set off traveling and fell in love with the Middle East. While en route to Egypt she was shipwrecked, and lost all her clothes. Unable to purchase European clothes she adopted a male version of Turkish dress. This, made her a bit of a 'cause celeb' in the Middle East, and also that she rode horseback into Damascus without a veil, an unthinkable thing to do at the time. In fact, many of the things Lady Hester did were unthinkable at the time, which is what made her such a colorful character.

    Many of the travels she undertook were exceedingly dangerous, but she appeared fearless. She was the first European woman - and one of the few Europeans to survive the dangerous journey - to enter Palmyra, in the middle of the  Syrian desert. The native Bedouins crowned her as "Queen of the Desert". Hester chose to settle down in Lebanon, where she became a local folk hero, offering shelter to those affected by wars and the battles for supremacy in the region.

    When the British Government under Lord Palmerston stopped her pension, she died in her home in Djoun, destitute, friendless and alone.

More books from History

Cover of the book Women in the World of the Earliest Christians by Anna Myers
Cover of the book All in a Day's Work Volume Two by Anna Myers
Cover of the book Treatise on the Laws by Anna Myers
Cover of the book F-80 Shooting Star Units of the Korean War by Anna Myers
Cover of the book So, How Long Have You Been Native? by Anna Myers
Cover of the book Continental Money: Revolutionary Paper, Illustrated by Anna Myers
Cover of the book Affectivity and Philosophy after Spinoza and Nietzsche by Anna Myers
Cover of the book South Boston by Anna Myers
Cover of the book Condorcet by Anna Myers
Cover of the book Belén de Navidad - España by Anna Myers
Cover of the book The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anna Myers
Cover of the book A Genius for Money by Anna Myers
Cover of the book Septimius Severus by Anna Myers
Cover of the book Early History of the Southwest through the Eyes of German-Speaking Jesuit Missionaries by Anna Myers
Cover of the book Armor Command: The Personal Story of a Commander of the 13th Armored Regiment by Anna Myers
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy