The Sheik

Edith Maud Hull (1880-1947) was a British writer of romance novels, best known for The Sheik (1919), a book which became an international best seller in 1921. The Sheik is credited with setting off a hugely popular revival of the "desert romance" genre of romantic fiction, first popularized by Lord Byron and Sir Richard Francis Burton. The story begins in the Algerian city of Biskra when Diana Mayo announces her intention to travel into the Sahara desert, accompanied only by an Arab guide. Soon, she is captured and abused by the sheikh, Ahmed Ben Hassan, and further adventures ensue, when she is kidnapped by a rival sheikh. There are erotic and controversial aspects to the story, but ultimately Diana and the Sheikh declare their undying love for one another.

Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks

Classic romance, stale performance

I enjoyed the story and the writing but the narrator left much to be desired.

Worst reading ever.

Sure, the book is tripe, but tripe can be enjoyable. The reader spoke with a robotic cadence and neither facility with accents, nor with correct pronunciation of many words in English.

very good experience

loved the story. Very well written for a "romance novel" I even learned a couple of new words! performance was hard to get through and some pronunciation issues but I dealt with it. Old book, so some "unpopular" words may offend, but you need to be open to the fact that is was normal in those times and look past it.