The Lost Ones: Isabelle Eberhardt

The Lost Ones

The Lost Ones : Isabelle Eberhardt

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In the 19th century, a young nobleman called Isabelle Eberhardt travelled to the Maghreb to learn about Arab culture and Islam. In Algeria she rode alone in the Sahara under the name Si Mahmoud, dressed in men's clothes. The eccentric, independent and rebellious woman made a name for herself as a writer before her tragically premature death.

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Isabelle Eberhardt, Queen of the Sahara

Isabelle Eberhardt was a writer and traveller who was way ahead of the time 

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The Lost Ones - saison 1

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Paul Grappe, Trans Deserter

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Leonore Heinz, Unwitting Spy

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Yamaguchi, Survivor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Alma Mahler, Frustrated Conductor

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Séraphine de Senlis, The Painter's Delirium

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Yukio Mishima: Writer Until Death

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Isabelle Eberhardt, Queen of the Sahara

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John Reed, American Witness to the Russian Revolution

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