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The Sheik is a 1919 novel by English writer E. M. Hull. It was the first of a series of novels she wrote with desert settings that set off a major revival of the "desert romance" genre of romantic fiction. [1]
Edith Maud Hull (16 August 1880 – 11 February 1947) was a British writer of romance novels, typically credited as E. M. Hull. [1][2] She is best known for The Sheik, which became an international best seller in 1921.
The Sheik by Edith M. Hull, published in 1919, is as influential to the modern romance genre as Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Perhaps, even more so. It was a blockbuster of a success, despite its many detractors.
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Dec 21, 2020 · Ellen Turner has written three articles on The Sheik (“The Sheik Returns”; “E.M. Hull and the Valentino Cult”; “E. M. Hull’s Camping in the Sahara”), and here reflects upon the relationship of The Sheik to modernism. Hull’s novel “entered a literary market place defined by an apparent ‘great divide’ (to use Andreas Huyssen ...
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Feb 14, 2019 · A century ago, a romance writer named Edith Maud Hull wrote her debut novel, a desert fantasy she called The Sheik. The novel was published under the name E.M. Hull, presumably to disguise the...
Dec 1, 2004 · Summary. "The Sheik: A Novel" by E. M. Hull is a romantic fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the North African desert and revolves around a headstrong Englishwoman, Diana Mayo, who embarks on an unconventional journey into the desert.
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Lady Diana Mayo, a fiercely independent feminist who sets out on a month-long journey through the Algerian desert, is captured and imprisoned for several months by Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan....