T. E. Lawrence, The Mint

Chris Joyce (University of Cambridge)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 6.1.3: Middle-Eastern Arabic Writing and Culture: Modern and Contemporary.
Vol. editors: Ziad Elmarsafy (King's College London), Joseph Farag (University of Minnesota), Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Nora Parr (SOAS, University of London), Rita Sakr (Maynooth University), Anastasia Valassopoulos (University of Manchester)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1955

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction

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While completing his work on

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

, Lawrence entered the RAF as an aircraftman under the assumed name of J. H. Ross, and subsequently the Tank Corps as a private. (During this time, concerned for his finances, he undertook for Cape a translation of Adrien le Corbeau’s nouvelle

Le Gigantesque

–

The Forest Giant

– published in 1924.) He rejoined the RAF in 1925 – changing his name by deed poll to Shaw two years later. He set down his experiences as 352087 A/c Ross in

The Mint

. (His later Air Force number, 338171, occasioned the quip from Noël Coward [25 August 1930], “May I call you 338?”) In

The Mint

Lawrence adopted a much plainer, more economic style, appropriate to its subject matter – quite different from the more highly wrought

Seven Pillars

but no…

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Citation: Joyce, Chris. "The Mint". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 22 September 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=24737, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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