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Together with T.E. Lawrence and Gertrude Bell, Sergeant John Philby was a key figure in the Arab Revolt. Like Lawrence and Bell, he was, first and foremost, an Arabicist and an explorer, best known for his works Heart of Arabia (1922) and The Empty Quarter (1932). In 1917, Philby arrived in al-Zubayr, where he was introduced to Sheikh Ibrahim by Lieutenant A.H. Roberts: '[...] by nightfall I was deposited at the door of the Assistant Political Officer of Zubair, Lieutenant A. H. Roberts, with whom I proceeded at once to the Shaikh's residence, whither we had been bidden for dinner.' (Philby, John, Heart of Arabia, London, Constable, 1922, p. 239). He chose to live in Arabia and became a special adviser to Ibn Saʿūd, supporting him in negotiations with the British during the Arab Revolt (1917–1918), and later with the United States once petroleum was discovered in the late 1930s, Title and date devised by Library staff. Plate number 109., Main Heritage Compact General, HC.HP.2013.0001-0009, 2-D Graphic, Item-ID: i21840374, BIB-ID: 2336407 |
