The Hull, E. M. (Edith Maude) 1880-1947 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Sheik: A Novel" by E. M. Hull is a novel published in 1919. When independent Englishwoman Diana Mayo ventures alone into the Algerian desert, she is kidnapped by the mysterious Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan. Held captive in his desert camp, Diana struggles between hatred and unexpected feelings for her captor. This controversial bestseller sparked a major revival of desert romance fiction and became the basis for the famous Rudolph Valentino film. The novel explores themes of captivity, passion, and transformation against an Orientalist backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sheik_(novel) Release date is 2004-12-01 Produced by Suzanne L. Shell, Charles Franks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Love stories British -- Egypt -- Fiction Egypt -- Fiction Kidnapping -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7031 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7031 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133201.0 7031