Arab Revolt

Enquiry received by email Is the Arabic epithet, El-Orens, merely a mispronunciation of “Lawrence” or does it have a meaning in the Arabic language? - - Comment by St. John Armitage Lawrence’s name has no Arabic meaning. As Lawrence himself wrote, he was addressed as “Auruns”, “Aurans”, “Runs” and “Lurens”. The use of different vowels and diphthongs...
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Posted by an American subscriber: Lawrence’s letters, if I recall correctly, indicate he stayed at the Hotel Continental, room 98 while at the Versailles Conference. Does this hotel still exist, and, if so, does the room still have the same number? Where exactly (in what buildings) was the Versailles Conference held? - - Comment by a French...
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