Yuletide fandoms and Lawrentian letter excerpts

[selenak]

Yuletide nominations are running until Monday morning. Mine were The Borgias (with characters Lucrezia, Giulia, Vannoza and Rodrigo - I really want a story about Lucrezia and Giulia, but the rest of the clan in supporting roles is welcome as well), 18th Century CE RPF (with characters James Boswell and Mary Bryant because I wish someone would write

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[fresne]

Were you thinking the man himself or one of the works based upon? "A Dangerous Man" and "Seven Pillars" were both yuletide options in previous years. Perhaps mix the Shaw and do "Too Good to be True". But perhaps RPF could ply at the Mint of the man.

[selenak]

I was toying with either direct RPF (because I'm curious about Lawrence & the Shaws and they don't show up in Seven Pillars or the Mint, obviously) or something "A Dangerous Man" based (the scenes between Lawrence, Gertrude Bell and Meinertzhagen were among my favourites). But as I said - not this year, because of the other ones I want. Though if someone else asks, I might volunteer to write.

[fresne]

Hmmm... still considering my ask set, but it is a really intriguing idea. Although, something with speed boats and the Smiths at Mount Batten might also be interesting.

[shezan]

These are MARVELLOUS excerpts, and of course now I'd love the references for the book itself. What a fantastic portrait of a flawed mother and the painful disengagements of her children from her (something I understand only too well.) Lawrence, like Orwell, has a clarity of style echoing the clarity and honesty of the mind; quite extraordinary. The letter to E.M. Forster in particular is very moving.

[selenak]

Book reference: Malcolm Brown (editor): The Letters of T.E. Lawrence. Dent, London 1988. (There are other editions, but this is my favourite.)

And I'm glad the excerpts spoke to you!