The title of Seven Pillars comes from the Bible, in the Book of Proverbs. This is Lawrence's personal narrative about the Arab revolt during World War I. A caveat: with all personal narratives come author perceptions that aren't necessarily aligned with reality. Lawrence's Seven Pillars is no different. He used unreliable sources in the form of diaries, journals, field notes, and most unreliable of all personal narratives, his memories. Yet, Lawrence goes to great pains to explain the process of his writing. In the spirit of artistic creation this is much appreciated.
I would be remiss if I didn't draw attention to the full page portraits and illustrations that are beyond fantastic executed in plaster, oils, charcoal, pencil, and photograph . Lawrence makes special mention of the artist, Kennington, who worked for five years on the majority of the illustrations.
As an aside, Revolt in the Desert is an abridgement of Seven Pillars. ( )

This story was written in Paris, about the Diary of Lawrence of Arabia in terms of places and political that attitudes him. ( )