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E. M. Hull was a British novelist, best known for her romantic novel ''The shiek''.
1880-1947. British novelist, best known for her romantic novel ''The Sheik'' (1919).


== Carrer ==
== Career ==


Edith Maude Hall was her pseudonym for Edith Maude Winstanley née Henderson. She was born on 16 August 1880 in Hampstead, London.
Edith Maude Hall was the pseudonym of Edith Maude Winstanley née Henderson. She was born on 16 August 1880 in Hampstead, London. She was married to Percy Winstanley Hull and they had one daughter named Cecil Winstanley Hull. While her husband was fighting in the [[Great War]], she began to write "desert romances".
Until 2005 those "desert romances" were still considered as "erotic fiction" by many booksellers.  


During her husband's wartime she began to write "desert romances".This genre was actually created by E. M. Hull herself.  
One of her first novels was ''The Sheik'' which was first published in 1919 and became a bestseller in 1921. It even was placed on the ''Publisher's Weekly'''s top ten list in the years 1921 and 1922 (listology.com). The book itself was made into a film by George Melford in 1921 with Rudolph Valentino as the sheik. Valentino was seen as "the screen's first 'Latin lover'" (encyclopedia.com).


One of her first novels was "the shiek" which was published in 1919 and became a bestseller in 1921.It even was placed on the Publisher's Weekly's top ten list in the years 1921 and 1922. "The shiek" was sold 1,2 Million times worldwide. The book itself was made into a film by George Melford in 1921 with Rudolph Valentino as "The Shiek". Valentino was seen as "the greatest lover of the silent screen"
Hull continued writing until the 30s and had another success with the book ''Sons of the Sheik'' (1925), which was also made into a film with Rudolph Valentino.


Hull continued writing until the 30's and had another success with the book "Sons of the Sheik" (1925), which was also made into a film with Rudolph Valentino.
Hull died at the age of 66 on 11 February 1947 in Hazlewood, Derbyshire.
 
Hull died at the age of 66 on the 11 February 1947 in Hazlewood, Derbyshire.
 
== Works ==
E M Hull, The Sheik, 1921, Small Maynard and Co
 
*E M Hull, The Shadow of the East, 1921, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
 
*E M Hull, The Desert Healer, 1923, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
 
*E M Hull, Camping in the Sahara, 1926, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
 
*E M Hull, The Sons of the Sheik, 1926, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
 
*E M Hull, The Lion Tamer, 1928, Eveleigh Nash and Grayson
 
*E M Hull, The Captive of the Saharah, 1931, Dodd, Mead and Co
 
*E M Hull, The Forest of Terrible Things, 1939, Hutchinson and Company


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
1.[http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=10583&inst_id=65&nv1=search&nv2= Aims25 Archive]
*"AIM25 Collection Description." ''AIM25 Archive''. <http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=10583&inst_id=65&nv1=search&nv2=>.
2.[http://www.publicbookshelf.com/author/Edith-Maude-Hull public bookshelf]
*"Edith Maude Hull - Author Profile." ''Public Bookshelf''. <http://www.publicbookshelf.com/author/Edith-Maude-Hull>.
3.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Maude_Hull E. M. Hull Wikipedia]
*"Rudolph Valentino - encyclopedia." <http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Rudolph_Valentino.aspx>
*"List of the bestselling novels in the US." <http://www.listology.com/lbhick/list/publishers-weekly-bestselling-novels-united-states>

Latest revision as of 11:01, 29 March 2012

1880-1947. British novelist, best known for her romantic novel The Sheik (1919).

Career

Edith Maude Hall was the pseudonym of Edith Maude Winstanley née Henderson. She was born on 16 August 1880 in Hampstead, London. She was married to Percy Winstanley Hull and they had one daughter named Cecil Winstanley Hull. While her husband was fighting in the Great War, she began to write "desert romances". Until 2005 those "desert romances" were still considered as "erotic fiction" by many booksellers.

One of her first novels was The Sheik which was first published in 1919 and became a bestseller in 1921. It even was placed on the Publisher's Weekly's top ten list in the years 1921 and 1922 (listology.com). The book itself was made into a film by George Melford in 1921 with Rudolph Valentino as the sheik. Valentino was seen as "the screen's first 'Latin lover'" (encyclopedia.com).

Hull continued writing until the 30s and had another success with the book Sons of the Sheik (1925), which was also made into a film with Rudolph Valentino.

Hull died at the age of 66 on 11 February 1947 in Hazlewood, Derbyshire.

Sources

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