The Sheik Retold by Victoria Vane and E.M. Hull

Many of us have heard tell of the The Sheik, the 1919 “romantic” adventure novel written by E.M. Hull. It s one of the early depictions of a rapist alpha-hole hero, a strong woman tamed by the dick of her man, and a super racist, colonialist plot. Okay, it’s not an early depiction of that last part, you can find super racist colonialist plots throughout much of the Western Literature Canon, but three things make a good … Continue reading The Sheik Retold by Victoria Vane and E.M. Hull →