Reading Seven Pillars of Wisdom as a historical source

How should a reader use T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom?

Use it as a valuable but partial memoir, and test its mythmaking and omissions against other evidence.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a valuable account of the Arab Revolt, but it carries the author's perspective and self-presentation. The narrative helps turn T. E. Lawrence into an almost mythic figure and smooths over actions or allowances that deserve closer scrutiny. That limitation does not erase his ability, independence, or later usefulness. Readers should compare the memoir with other evidence before treating its portrait as a complete account.