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The Mint (Unabridged)
Lawrence of Arabia's memoirs of his undercover service in Royal Air ForceBy T. E. Lawrence, Lawrence of ArabiaLength6h 22m
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The Mint concerns the period following the First World War when Lawrence decided to disappear from public view. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force under an assumed name, becoming 352087 Aircraftman Ross. The book is a closely observed autobiographical account of his experiences in the RAF. He worked from a notebook that he kept while enlisted, writing of the daily lives of enlisted men and his desire to be a part of something larger than himself: the Royal Air Force. The book covers his initial training at RAF Uxbridge in 1922 and a part of his service at RAF Cranwell, 1925-26. The book's title likens the R.A.F. training to a coin factory, with the men as 'The Raw Material' and life in the training camp as being 'In the Mill' that stamps the coins out of the blank metal. Lawrence appears to have wanted to have his past life and fame obliterated, when he wrote "The Air Force is not a man-crushing humiliating slavery, all its days. There is sun & decent treatment, and a very real measure of happiness, to those who do not look forward or back." Lawrence stated that the book should not be published until after his death; in note by his brother, A. W. Lawrence, who edited the text for publication, a letter from T. E. Lawrence to E. M. Forster is summarized "he felt unable to publish the book because of 'the horror the fellows with me in the force would feel at my giving them away...
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935) was a British archaeologist, military officer, and diplomat. He was renowned for his liaison role during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign, and the Arab Revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916-18. Throughout his life, Lawrence was a prolific writer.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir, Literary Classics
Length6 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 22, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Part I. The raw material
368. The Time-Table
21. Recruiting Office
379. School
32. The Gate
3810. Our Instructor
43. In the Park
3911. Now and Then
54. The Fear
4012. Stock-Taking
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65. First Day
4113. The Little More
76. Us
4214. Ceremony
87. The New Skin
4315. Extras
98. Officers' Mess
4416. Offensive
109. P.T.
4517. Another Chance
1110. Last Post
4618. Audience
1211. Fatigues
4719. Odd Man Out
1312. Reveille
4820. In the Guard-Room
1413. Vanities
4921. Stiffy
1514. Holiday
5022. Gaol-Delivery
1615. Church
51Part III. Service
1716. Mess Deck
521. Rail Journey
1817. Corporal Abner
532. B Flight
1918. Baker's Roll Call
543. Manners
2019. Shit-Cart
554. A First Note
2120. Our Commanding Officer
565. Lodgings
2221. The Social Code
576. Body and Soul
2322. Breaking or Making
587. The Hangar
2423. Cook's Mate
598. Work
2524. Inspection
609. Funeral
2625. Humbugging About
6110. Dance Night
2726. China's Trouble
6211. On Parade
28Part II. In the mill
6312. Police Duty
291. Disciplines
6413. The Way of a Bird
302. The Four Senses
6514. Classes
313. Officers, Please
6615. Fugitive
324. Non-Commissioned Officers
6716. The Road
335. My Hours
6817. A Thursday Night
346. Intemperate
6918. Interlude
357. A Fresh Start