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ix Maps and Figures Maps Map 1. Western Europe • xxi Map 2. Eastern Europe • xxii Map 3. Middle East • xxiii Fig ur es Figure 1. Zenobia’s Last Look on Palmyra • 2 Figure 2. Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope • 20 Figure 3. Jane Digby, Lady Ellenborough • 82 Figure 4. Isabel Burton as a Bride • 124 Figure 5. Gertrude Bell Standing Outside Her Tent • 158 Figure 6. Dame Freya Madeline Stark • 208 ...

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